(stock #s in %)
Market up 69/16/8 in bounce back from yesterday. Naz back up off 50-day lines. Volume a little light. Oil: WTI down ~$88, Brent down under $100. NG $4.11
IMF cut global growth outlook. G20 to confront global slowdown. AZ 2nd state to approve gold, silver as legal tender.
CSGH up 64, jump to 50-day (bottom) lines. ECTY up 51 on upgrade, new high, up 50 from yesterday's low to today's high. ZAAP up 21, day 4 of run up from top lines. NPWZ up 12. CERP up 12. SPIR up 7, above top lline. PSON up 6, double since Feb. LEDS up 4, 50 days may push it back up.
DSTI down 38, new low. (Going ... going ...) PSPW down 27. BOPO down 25, bottom. ENSL down 21, below bottom (200-day) line. ECOS down 18, couldn't get through 50s. NTCXF down 7, 3-day rally back to bottom lines over. NENE down 4, reversing 3-day run. XSNX down 4, still trying to get over bottom (50s) lines.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Monday, April 15, 2013
IN RESPECT
In respect, no market close report tonight in light of boston marathon massacre.
Not as deadly as original Boston massacre. But maybe just as heartfelt. And the simultaneous "electrical fire" at JFK Museum? 50 years of "his head went back and to the left" not a conspiracy. Yea, right.
Who knows. Follow the money. Hell, follow the politics. Founders day marathon in N Korea today. Follow any leads. Let's put all the insane violent people in confined treatment. Yea, and how much will that cost us? Less than all the new security that makes nothing tangible to sell and buy? Bad tracks, folks. Just bad tracks.
Let's try something new. Let's find something new. Let's do something new. And let's not run another marathon until we have answers. Or let's start 100 more. What the hell is the answer?
Not as deadly as original Boston massacre. But maybe just as heartfelt. And the simultaneous "electrical fire" at JFK Museum? 50 years of "his head went back and to the left" not a conspiracy. Yea, right.
Who knows. Follow the money. Hell, follow the politics. Founders day marathon in N Korea today. Follow any leads. Let's put all the insane violent people in confined treatment. Yea, and how much will that cost us? Less than all the new security that makes nothing tangible to sell and buy? Bad tracks, folks. Just bad tracks.
Let's try something new. Let's find something new. Let's do something new. And let's not run another marathon until we have answers. Or let's start 100 more. What the hell is the answer?
AND
And Boston. 2 bombs at end of marathon. How much more expenditure on security now everywhere? Is this another industry gone bubble? Or do we have to just pony up more money for protection to do what we want to do? Peacefully.
Brings tears to the eyes still. Still brings tears to my eyes.
And the injured and coming prosthetics and recovery. The shock. The therapy. The residual suicides or mass murders.
What do we have to change?
We have to change something.
I was just changing channel from Charley Rose to Doctor Oz and finishing up STUFF.
What do we have to change now?
Time to com with fam and friend. Again.
Brings tears to the eyes still. Still brings tears to my eyes.
And the injured and coming prosthetics and recovery. The shock. The therapy. The residual suicides or mass murders.
What do we have to change?
We have to change something.
I was just changing channel from Charley Rose to Doctor Oz and finishing up STUFF.
What do we have to change now?
Time to com with fam and friend. Again.
STUFF
Solar power 100% of new elgen capacity in US in March. Over 44Mw from 7 projects in Cal, NV, NJ, HI, AZ, NC. Didn't include new distributed solar on commercial, residential rooftops.
US ended Iran-related sanctions on 3 maritime firms after they said they won't help Iran ship oil again. (Ever never cross your heart?)
EPA delaying new rule limiting GHG emissions from new power plants.Utilities industry objected on legal, tech grounds. Would have limited new plants to 1K lb CO2/Mwh. (No say on when they might again look at rule.)
Woodside Petrol (Australia) shelved plans for $45B LNG project with Shell, BP, Petro China, Mitsubishi. To consider offshore LNG plant for 20% less cost. Also interested in Canada LNG project.
POWR bought Solais Lighting for $15M.
Osram launched 10Euro LED bulb.
Tullow delaying Ethiopia oil well 2 months.
US, China pledge "large scale cooperative action" to reduce emissions.
Study: methane, HFC's, soot reductions could cut projected sea level rise by half.
Experts: recycling building materials may create substantial emissions reduction.
Antarctic peninsula has unprecendented ice melt these days.
Experts: better indicators needed to rank climate vulnerability of nations.
Major US comps urging congressional action on climate.
Work about to commence on 3rd power plant of 6.8Gw Grand Coulee Dam. Rehabbing all 6 units. Potential uprating 3. Possible 240Mw more power gen cap. 3rd plant 4.48Gw. Went online in '75. Rehab work completion by '23. Should give plant another 30-40 yrs life. Dam completed in '41. Overhaul expected to cost ~$400M.
Iceland 1st in Europe to sign free trade agreement with China. Iceland offering geothermal expertise.
Obama budget included near $1B to support deployment, long-term development of clean energy. $615M to increase use of, decrease costs of clean E. $372M for long-term development, E efficiency research.
Strong earthquake did considerable damage near Iran's lone nuke power plant last week. Tehran, Russian builders reported no damage to plant. (Will someone tell me why countries continue to allow building of nuke plants near earthquake zones? Let alone on faults?)
Taiwan's 4th nuke plant near operational. (I hope not near earthquake fault. Or zone.)
Chevron expects to resume normal ops at Cal refinery following Aug fire. Fire caused by leak from corrosion. (Don't we have corrosion detectors?)
Exxon CEO's total comp up 15% in '12 to over $40M. (Wonder how much % the lowest guys' pay went up.)
Largest producer of Bakken crude to now deliver oil by rail to PBF Energy's Delaware refinery.
EIA: NG use by US utilities down 16% in March yoy with sharp NG price rise.
Iraq raised est. proven crude oil reserves to 150B bls from 143.
Ponticelli (France) pulling pipeline ops out of Libya over country's insecurity. Ponti a subcontractor for JV between Libya's National Oil, Total, Statoil.
Shell's Nigerian unit had 137 spills last yr from theft, sabotage. ~3.3K tons oil lost. Significant enviro damage/cost.
China March auto/light truck sales up 13.3% yoy. 1.6M units. 2M V's with large trucks, buses. (RV's yet? It's a beautiful country to go see.)
Ground broken on 1st new refinery in US since '76. (There's a headline.) ND. Will help resolve ND's diesel demand prob.
EIA cut forecast for US coal exports 3.5% for yr - 4M tons - to 107M. Expects slight increase in '14.
Exxon to gather Bakken oil production into new gathering system. Center Point Energy subsid building. Proposed pipeline to have 19.5Kb/d gathering cap.
Iraq plans to auction giant oil field in S Iraq in Dec. 52 intl oils able to bid to develop $4.4B field, 300Kb/d refinery.
Supreme Court Justices asking WH for input on TX-NM water dispute.
(Karma): meat from endangered species filled Chinese boat that crashed into reef.
GM, Ford teaming up on transmission design to boost fuel efficiency.
Clean E funding from US govt down 22% with subsidy cuts.
Alberta: oil sands spill would have killed fish if undiluted.
Worst smog this year blanketing Hong Kong. (Air quality probably as bad in '70 when Stace and I visited. Electrical outlet in hotel room went ballistic in mid of night! Mamories.)
Hydrogen leak forced emergency shutdown at Bulgaria nuke plant. (Let's hope that's all right.)
Sweetwater Energy to provide Naturally Scientific customized industrial sugars over 15 yrs for $250M. Sweet converts crop residues, energy crops, wood waste into sugar. NS will process into high-value veg oils in US. Sweet's 1st deal outside corn eth regimen. 3rd cellulosic deal.
Cobalt Tech (Cal) entered strategic relationship with 2 Asian chem comps for development of butadiene from range of biomass feedstocks. Comm-scale biorefinery in Asia online by '15.
Report: biofuels to cost drivers $707M this yr in UK. "Brit program to expand biofuel use doesn't offer value for money ... Cheaper emission reductions can be made elsewhere with existing techs ... At worst, biofuels produce more emissions than fossil fuels and contribute to high, unstable high food prices."
Enzymes from fungi from feces, intestinal tracts of horses discovered to break down lignin, produce cellulose effectively. Could hold down costs. (Cows? Deer? Moose? Elk? Etc?)
Carbios (France) 7MEuro 5-yr collab with INRA (France) to develop bioprocesses for recovering plastic waste, producing biopolymers.
Global investment in cleanE/renE/E efficiency down 22% yoy 1Q13 to $40.6B. Lower than in any Q in past 4 yrs. Down 38% from 4Q12.
US ended Iran-related sanctions on 3 maritime firms after they said they won't help Iran ship oil again. (Ever never cross your heart?)
EPA delaying new rule limiting GHG emissions from new power plants.Utilities industry objected on legal, tech grounds. Would have limited new plants to 1K lb CO2/Mwh. (No say on when they might again look at rule.)
Woodside Petrol (Australia) shelved plans for $45B LNG project with Shell, BP, Petro China, Mitsubishi. To consider offshore LNG plant for 20% less cost. Also interested in Canada LNG project.
POWR bought Solais Lighting for $15M.
Osram launched 10Euro LED bulb.
Tullow delaying Ethiopia oil well 2 months.
US, China pledge "large scale cooperative action" to reduce emissions.
Study: methane, HFC's, soot reductions could cut projected sea level rise by half.
Experts: recycling building materials may create substantial emissions reduction.
Antarctic peninsula has unprecendented ice melt these days.
Experts: better indicators needed to rank climate vulnerability of nations.
Major US comps urging congressional action on climate.
Work about to commence on 3rd power plant of 6.8Gw Grand Coulee Dam. Rehabbing all 6 units. Potential uprating 3. Possible 240Mw more power gen cap. 3rd plant 4.48Gw. Went online in '75. Rehab work completion by '23. Should give plant another 30-40 yrs life. Dam completed in '41. Overhaul expected to cost ~$400M.
Iceland 1st in Europe to sign free trade agreement with China. Iceland offering geothermal expertise.
Obama budget included near $1B to support deployment, long-term development of clean energy. $615M to increase use of, decrease costs of clean E. $372M for long-term development, E efficiency research.
Strong earthquake did considerable damage near Iran's lone nuke power plant last week. Tehran, Russian builders reported no damage to plant. (Will someone tell me why countries continue to allow building of nuke plants near earthquake zones? Let alone on faults?)
Taiwan's 4th nuke plant near operational. (I hope not near earthquake fault. Or zone.)
Chevron expects to resume normal ops at Cal refinery following Aug fire. Fire caused by leak from corrosion. (Don't we have corrosion detectors?)
Exxon CEO's total comp up 15% in '12 to over $40M. (Wonder how much % the lowest guys' pay went up.)
Largest producer of Bakken crude to now deliver oil by rail to PBF Energy's Delaware refinery.
EIA: NG use by US utilities down 16% in March yoy with sharp NG price rise.
Iraq raised est. proven crude oil reserves to 150B bls from 143.
Ponticelli (France) pulling pipeline ops out of Libya over country's insecurity. Ponti a subcontractor for JV between Libya's National Oil, Total, Statoil.
Shell's Nigerian unit had 137 spills last yr from theft, sabotage. ~3.3K tons oil lost. Significant enviro damage/cost.
China March auto/light truck sales up 13.3% yoy. 1.6M units. 2M V's with large trucks, buses. (RV's yet? It's a beautiful country to go see.)
Ground broken on 1st new refinery in US since '76. (There's a headline.) ND. Will help resolve ND's diesel demand prob.
EIA cut forecast for US coal exports 3.5% for yr - 4M tons - to 107M. Expects slight increase in '14.
Exxon to gather Bakken oil production into new gathering system. Center Point Energy subsid building. Proposed pipeline to have 19.5Kb/d gathering cap.
Iraq plans to auction giant oil field in S Iraq in Dec. 52 intl oils able to bid to develop $4.4B field, 300Kb/d refinery.
Supreme Court Justices asking WH for input on TX-NM water dispute.
(Karma): meat from endangered species filled Chinese boat that crashed into reef.
GM, Ford teaming up on transmission design to boost fuel efficiency.
Clean E funding from US govt down 22% with subsidy cuts.
Alberta: oil sands spill would have killed fish if undiluted.
Worst smog this year blanketing Hong Kong. (Air quality probably as bad in '70 when Stace and I visited. Electrical outlet in hotel room went ballistic in mid of night! Mamories.)
Hydrogen leak forced emergency shutdown at Bulgaria nuke plant. (Let's hope that's all right.)
Sweetwater Energy to provide Naturally Scientific customized industrial sugars over 15 yrs for $250M. Sweet converts crop residues, energy crops, wood waste into sugar. NS will process into high-value veg oils in US. Sweet's 1st deal outside corn eth regimen. 3rd cellulosic deal.
Cobalt Tech (Cal) entered strategic relationship with 2 Asian chem comps for development of butadiene from range of biomass feedstocks. Comm-scale biorefinery in Asia online by '15.
Report: biofuels to cost drivers $707M this yr in UK. "Brit program to expand biofuel use doesn't offer value for money ... Cheaper emission reductions can be made elsewhere with existing techs ... At worst, biofuels produce more emissions than fossil fuels and contribute to high, unstable high food prices."
Enzymes from fungi from feces, intestinal tracts of horses discovered to break down lignin, produce cellulose effectively. Could hold down costs. (Cows? Deer? Moose? Elk? Etc?)
Carbios (France) 7MEuro 5-yr collab with INRA (France) to develop bioprocesses for recovering plastic waste, producing biopolymers.
Global investment in cleanE/renE/E efficiency down 22% yoy 1Q13 to $40.6B. Lower than in any Q in past 4 yrs. Down 38% from 4Q12.
MONDAY OPEN
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Market down 92/27/12. Volume normal. Oil: WTI down near $89, Brent down under $101. NG $4.24, up. China growth down. NY area factories expanded lower than expected.
AEHI up 50. SWET up 26, turn around at 50-day lines, back up near top (200) line. JUHL up 22, back to top line on 3K shares. AMPD up 17 on news on EV stepvan. Back up over top 3 lines. BBLU up 14 on news, double since late March. CGYV up 14 on 5K. SPIR up 13, off bottom (200) to lower 50. WWPW up 10 on 10, off bottom 200 to up near top (200) line. Double since early March. HIIT up 7, back to high, up 7x since July. NTCXF up 5 more, back into bottom lines (50s). NENE up 4 more. CERP up 3. POWR up 1 on acquisition news. Up at highs, triple since Aug.
NGLPD down 36 on 300 shs. AMLM down 22 on 1K. INIS down 20, heading back to bottom. CRCL down 20. GERS down 18. LMRMF down 16. TMEN down 14. PSON down 14. BOPO down 12. SENY down 10, near bottom.
Market down 92/27/12. Volume normal. Oil: WTI down near $89, Brent down under $101. NG $4.24, up. China growth down. NY area factories expanded lower than expected.
AEHI up 50. SWET up 26, turn around at 50-day lines, back up near top (200) line. JUHL up 22, back to top line on 3K shares. AMPD up 17 on news on EV stepvan. Back up over top 3 lines. BBLU up 14 on news, double since late March. CGYV up 14 on 5K. SPIR up 13, off bottom (200) to lower 50. WWPW up 10 on 10, off bottom 200 to up near top (200) line. Double since early March. HIIT up 7, back to high, up 7x since July. NTCXF up 5 more, back into bottom lines (50s). NENE up 4 more. CERP up 3. POWR up 1 on acquisition news. Up at highs, triple since Aug.
NGLPD down 36 on 300 shs. AMLM down 22 on 1K. INIS down 20, heading back to bottom. CRCL down 20. GERS down 18. LMRMF down 16. TMEN down 14. PSON down 14. BOPO down 12. SENY down 10, near bottom.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
GRAPHENE REPORT
Graphene a 1-atom thick sheet of carbon in hexagonic crystal lattice. 200x stronger than steel. Tougher than diamond. World's thinnest material. Flexible, transparent. Conducts el, heat very well. 1st made in '04. Stocks: AIXG, CVV, FCSMF, NGPHF, GTI, CHGI, PKX.
MI5 warning UK Universities that graphene, quantum computing research are targets of cyber attacks. (Why can't folks/govts just do the work honestly? Honestly.)
Researchers at U of Brit Columbia discovered magnetic defects may be cause of graphene's slow electron spin relaxation time (up to 1Kx lower than predicted). Not spin-orbit effect.
Make graphene oxide at home. Sulfuric acid, phosporic acid, add powdered graphite and stir. Add permanganate and stir 3 days. Then isolate graphene oxide. Good luck.
Ohio State U researchers created 1-atom thick sheet of germanium. "Germanane." Conducts electrons over 10x faster than silicon, 5x faster than germanium. May enable some benefits of graphene, other new materials at lower costs. Created multi-layered germanium crystals. Calcium atoms wedged between layers. Calcium dissolved with water, empty chem bonds "plugged" with H, then peeled off single germanane sheets. H atoms make sheets very chem stable, even more than silicon. Won't oxidize in air or water.
Bluestone Global Tech's CEO says graphene-based touch panels by 3Q13. Comp makes graphene on several substrates.
XG Sciences launched new high capacity graphene-based anode materials for lith ion batts. 4x capacity of present anodes. Use xGnP graphene nanoplatelets to stabillize silicon particles in nano-engineered composite structure. Comp has proprietary manufacturing processes.
MIT researchers using DNA to form nanoscale shapes on graphene. Shapes "etched" to graphene sheet with plasma lithography. Short synthetic DNA strands - "single-stranded tiles".
Grafoid in JV with Cap Therm Systems to develop, commercialize nextgen multiphase thermal mgmt systems for EV batts, LEDs. Graphene's heat spreading capabilities will enable more competitive products.
Graphene Labs signed 2-yr strategic alliance with Lomiko Metals (Canada). GL has already sold product to over 4K customers including Ford, Samsung, Sony, US Army, NASA.
Tsinghua U (Beijing) researchers created nacre (mother of pearl) material stronger than natural nacre. Used hydrogel from graphene and fibroin (a silk protein). Solution coated it, dried it to create parallel graphene plates bound with fibroid that self-assembled into "brickwork" structure.
China's Zhejiang U's graphene aerogel (freeze-dried carbon and graphene oxide) can be used as conductive scaffolds for neural stem cells. Korean researchers have discovered graphene sheets better than glass for neural stem cell growth. Graphene foams coated with laminin (or other matrix proteins). Could serve as compatible neural housing and as means to control tenants electrically.
Peking U researchers found graphene silicon solar cells can be made more efficiently by coating with anti-reflective layer. They use titanium dioxide. Got 14.6% efficiency.
ORNL researchers documented silicon 6-atom clusters "dancing" on graphene sheet. Used scanning transmission electron microscope. Trapped silicon in pores in graphene sheet.
UK govt funding $5M for graphene membrane research at U of Manchester. Desalination, safer food packaging, enhanced disease detection aps. Membranes made from graphene platelets. Plan to combine graphene with new type of polymers (Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity).
National Graphene Inst @ U of Manchester to use Bruker Fast Scan Atomic Force Microscope to research nanofabrication, nano properties of graphene.
MI5 warning UK Universities that graphene, quantum computing research are targets of cyber attacks. (Why can't folks/govts just do the work honestly? Honestly.)
Researchers at U of Brit Columbia discovered magnetic defects may be cause of graphene's slow electron spin relaxation time (up to 1Kx lower than predicted). Not spin-orbit effect.
Make graphene oxide at home. Sulfuric acid, phosporic acid, add powdered graphite and stir. Add permanganate and stir 3 days. Then isolate graphene oxide. Good luck.
Ohio State U researchers created 1-atom thick sheet of germanium. "Germanane." Conducts electrons over 10x faster than silicon, 5x faster than germanium. May enable some benefits of graphene, other new materials at lower costs. Created multi-layered germanium crystals. Calcium atoms wedged between layers. Calcium dissolved with water, empty chem bonds "plugged" with H, then peeled off single germanane sheets. H atoms make sheets very chem stable, even more than silicon. Won't oxidize in air or water.
Bluestone Global Tech's CEO says graphene-based touch panels by 3Q13. Comp makes graphene on several substrates.
XG Sciences launched new high capacity graphene-based anode materials for lith ion batts. 4x capacity of present anodes. Use xGnP graphene nanoplatelets to stabillize silicon particles in nano-engineered composite structure. Comp has proprietary manufacturing processes.
MIT researchers using DNA to form nanoscale shapes on graphene. Shapes "etched" to graphene sheet with plasma lithography. Short synthetic DNA strands - "single-stranded tiles".
Grafoid in JV with Cap Therm Systems to develop, commercialize nextgen multiphase thermal mgmt systems for EV batts, LEDs. Graphene's heat spreading capabilities will enable more competitive products.
Graphene Labs signed 2-yr strategic alliance with Lomiko Metals (Canada). GL has already sold product to over 4K customers including Ford, Samsung, Sony, US Army, NASA.
Tsinghua U (Beijing) researchers created nacre (mother of pearl) material stronger than natural nacre. Used hydrogel from graphene and fibroin (a silk protein). Solution coated it, dried it to create parallel graphene plates bound with fibroid that self-assembled into "brickwork" structure.
China's Zhejiang U's graphene aerogel (freeze-dried carbon and graphene oxide) can be used as conductive scaffolds for neural stem cells. Korean researchers have discovered graphene sheets better than glass for neural stem cell growth. Graphene foams coated with laminin (or other matrix proteins). Could serve as compatible neural housing and as means to control tenants electrically.
Peking U researchers found graphene silicon solar cells can be made more efficiently by coating with anti-reflective layer. They use titanium dioxide. Got 14.6% efficiency.
ORNL researchers documented silicon 6-atom clusters "dancing" on graphene sheet. Used scanning transmission electron microscope. Trapped silicon in pores in graphene sheet.
UK govt funding $5M for graphene membrane research at U of Manchester. Desalination, safer food packaging, enhanced disease detection aps. Membranes made from graphene platelets. Plan to combine graphene with new type of polymers (Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity).
National Graphene Inst @ U of Manchester to use Bruker Fast Scan Atomic Force Microscope to research nanofabrication, nano properties of graphene.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
STUFF
Solar City CEO sees energy storage viable in 10 yrs.
FERC: clean/renewable power 82% of new US elgen capacity in 1Q13. 1.5Gw. 340Mw more from NG. 6 "units" of wind for 958Mw. Solar 537MW, 38 units. Biomass 46Mw from 28 units. Hydropower 5.4Mw, 4 units.
Wattner (Germany) bought 5 solar farms in Germany. Total cap 22Mw. 37M Euros. Over 6K investors getting steady returns from Wattner's short-term solar funds.
Mid Kansas El (co-op) broke ground on 110Mw power plant. 12 NG-fueled reciprocating engines from Caterpillar. 1st install of their new engines. Online April '14.
Tradewind Energy planning $600M wind farm in Kansas.
Piceance Basin in CO, WY, NB, SD. "The Gas Factory." Niobrara Shale. EnCana there. Multi-well pad drilling. 51 wells from single pad. Williams Fork Formation several thousand feet thick. In '69, atomic device detonated there in fracking attempt. Didn't work. In '07, Piceance had 5 of top 50 US gas fields in proven reserve.
OH State U buying 50Mw from Iberdrola OH wind farm. $1M/y savings for OSU. Gamesa 2Mw turbines at 304Mw farm. First Energy buying 100Mw, AMP 52Mw. 102Mw still to be contracted.
North Western Energy (Montana) attempting to restrict any new power it must buy from small indy wind power projects. NWE only owns ~30% of its power gen now. Fed law, Montana PSC rules say utilities must accept contracts to buy el from 10Mw wind farms or smaller. Their el demand ~725Mw. 30Mw from small wind projects now under contract. Another 20Mw coming. NWE pays avg $60/Mwh for its power. Pays $67 for wind power. Going to $50 for new contracts. 120-130Mw more wind proposed would force NWE to shop for other power to fill power gaps, they say. They bought their own 40Mw wind farm last year.
Aquentium Solar (AQNM) offering 100% financing, nothing down for solar systems for commercial businesses in Long Beach, Cal.
KY Power filed for PPA for 58Mw biomass plant. Online in '17. Wood feedstock.
Ormat, DOE, GeothermEx producing 1.7Mw from enhanced geothermal system. 1st EGS to be grid connected. $5.4M DOE funding, $2.6M from Ormat.
Cal judge rejected challenge to 300Mw wind project near Mojave. High mortality rate for Golden Eagles at adjacent wind farm. Concerns for bats, birds.
FL PSC approved FP&L's 3 biomass plant projects. Total 180Mw. Online '19. Saves customers est. $90M over life of plants they say. Eucalyptus feedstock.
FERC: clean/renewable power 82% of new US elgen capacity in 1Q13. 1.5Gw. 340Mw more from NG. 6 "units" of wind for 958Mw. Solar 537MW, 38 units. Biomass 46Mw from 28 units. Hydropower 5.4Mw, 4 units.
Wattner (Germany) bought 5 solar farms in Germany. Total cap 22Mw. 37M Euros. Over 6K investors getting steady returns from Wattner's short-term solar funds.
Mid Kansas El (co-op) broke ground on 110Mw power plant. 12 NG-fueled reciprocating engines from Caterpillar. 1st install of their new engines. Online April '14.
Tradewind Energy planning $600M wind farm in Kansas.
Piceance Basin in CO, WY, NB, SD. "The Gas Factory." Niobrara Shale. EnCana there. Multi-well pad drilling. 51 wells from single pad. Williams Fork Formation several thousand feet thick. In '69, atomic device detonated there in fracking attempt. Didn't work. In '07, Piceance had 5 of top 50 US gas fields in proven reserve.
OH State U buying 50Mw from Iberdrola OH wind farm. $1M/y savings for OSU. Gamesa 2Mw turbines at 304Mw farm. First Energy buying 100Mw, AMP 52Mw. 102Mw still to be contracted.
North Western Energy (Montana) attempting to restrict any new power it must buy from small indy wind power projects. NWE only owns ~30% of its power gen now. Fed law, Montana PSC rules say utilities must accept contracts to buy el from 10Mw wind farms or smaller. Their el demand ~725Mw. 30Mw from small wind projects now under contract. Another 20Mw coming. NWE pays avg $60/Mwh for its power. Pays $67 for wind power. Going to $50 for new contracts. 120-130Mw more wind proposed would force NWE to shop for other power to fill power gaps, they say. They bought their own 40Mw wind farm last year.
Aquentium Solar (AQNM) offering 100% financing, nothing down for solar systems for commercial businesses in Long Beach, Cal.
KY Power filed for PPA for 58Mw biomass plant. Online in '17. Wood feedstock.
Ormat, DOE, GeothermEx producing 1.7Mw from enhanced geothermal system. 1st EGS to be grid connected. $5.4M DOE funding, $2.6M from Ormat.
Cal judge rejected challenge to 300Mw wind project near Mojave. High mortality rate for Golden Eagles at adjacent wind farm. Concerns for bats, birds.
FL PSC approved FP&L's 3 biomass plant projects. Total 180Mw. Online '19. Saves customers est. $90M over life of plants they say. Eucalyptus feedstock.
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