GLOBAL WIND POWERGEN CAPACITY NOW 456GW. SET TO HIT 500GW BY YEAR-END: WORLD WIND ENERGY ASSOC.

Canadian Solar (CSIQ) sold its 80% stake in new Brazil project. Also got new $95M loan.

China demo pilot program for dispatchable solar over 1Gw.

Iberdrola (IBDRY) offering cash to Vermont voters for wind farm vote.

Ohio OK'd $600M for First Energy grid upgrade.

Production start at giant new Kazakhstan oil field in Caspian. 90Kb/d start.

China overtook US as world's biggest oil importer last month.