Energy and Environment News Roundup – 2.27.13
A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.
NATURAL GAS
IEA recommends natural gas trading hub in Asia (via Houston Chronicle)
Drilling leases now cover more land than California and Florida combined (via StateImpact Texas)
Natural gas share of electricity generation expected to keep expanding (via Kansas City Star)
GRID
China’s grid woes set to worsen (via Recharge)
White House official: power grid upgrades needed to mitigate extreme weather (via The Hill)
Silver Spring Networks sets terms for $63 million IPO (via San Jose Mercury News)
GREEN BUSINESS
New Dow Jones sustainability index targets emerging markets (via GreenBiz)
Ford targets 41% per-vehicle cut in waste to landfills (via Bloomberg)
RENEWABLES
Japan solar shipments double on FIT (via Recharge)
Analyst alert: solar PV pricing on the rise (via Greentech Media)
New modeling suggests wind farm power generation capacity has been significantly overestimated (via Green Car Congress)