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* New York State has issued a 160 million call for clean energy projects. Eligible renewable energy sources include wind farms, solar projects, fuel cells, biomass facilities, renewable biogas and the upgrading of small-sized to medium-sized hydropower projects that provide power to the electric grid. [reNews]
* Australia's power generation and transport fuel use will be left to the market to decide, the Abbott government says in its energy white paper, which does not discuss climate change as a driver of energy policy. The government says it will not push new technologies to try to reduce greenhouse emissions. [The Guardian]
* London-based solar developer, Lightsource Renewable Energy, has revealed that it connected over 300 MW of PV capacity in March. It energised 27 solar farms prior to renewable obligation support for projects greater than five MW being scrapped. The company has a target of owning 1 GW of UK solar capacity. [Solar Power Portal]
* By the end of August, solar power should be part of Entergy Mississippi's electricity-generation repertoire. The utility broke ground Tuesday on one of three solar projects it plans in Jackson, Senatobia and Brookhaven as part of its 4.5 million Bright Future Plan. It's the first large-scale solar project in the state. [Jackson Clarion Ledger]
* The growth of microgrid deployment in the US continues, with the latest project seeing a range of distributed generating technologies coupled with smart grid technology and storage. Network operator Oncor has labeled a Dallas area project with four interconnected microgrids the "most advanced microgrid in North America." [pv magazine]
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