ZAMBIA SOLAR AUCTION RECORD LOW BID 6.02cents/KWH

India plans to add 10Gw clean/renewable power micro-, mini-grids.

Azerbaijan planning 200Mw offshore wind in Caspian by '18 for $300-330M. 10-year projected payback.

Lebanon planning utility-scale solar boom.

Denmark pausing wind power development.

Hanwha (HQCL) new world record solar module efficiency. 19.5%.

Solar City (SCTY) expanding to Houston area.

Spandev gearing up for 100M Euro solar investment.

Acciona 183Mw wind power acquisition in Chile.

Tata $1.45B deal for Welspun assets in India. Over 1.1Gw wind, solar. 685Mw now operating. Tata Renewable raised $86M.

Ergon Energy building EV highway in Australia with 60 EV stations.

NASA working on experimental electric plane.

Solar Impulse starting Atlantic crossing tonight.

Conoco, Exxon top US methane emitters.

Oil/gas industry responsible for ethane emissions spike: study.

LA utility OK'd to violate emissions limits to keep lights on during heat wave.

Non-OPEC (OECD) countries have over 3B bls oil in storage.

China oil production in May down 7.3% yoy. Coal production down 15.5% yoy.

US oil rig count up 8 last week, 3rd week in row. Natgas count not reported.

Petrobras major oil/gas find offshore.

Green Plains (GPRE) to build $55M, 500K bl ethanol terminal on Texas shore. 1M bl, other fuels potential.

Russia considering hyperloop to China.

Shrinking Salton Sea in Calif becoming public health problem.