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Japan’s First Floating Solar System with Microinverters Installed on an Irrigation Reservoir

On a farming reservoir in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka prefecture, 1,200 photovoltaic (PV) modules cover the water surface to generate electricity and additional revenues for the city. Many floating solar systems have been developed in Japan, but this 300-kW system, which became operational this July, is a bit different.

UPDATE 1-Venezuela says signs $5.5 bln mining deals with companies

CARACAS, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Venezuela has signed over $5.5
billion in mining deals with companies including Canada's
Barrick Gold Corp and China's Shandong Gold, President
Nicolas Maduro said on Friday.

Moving Beyond the Generation Fixation: Grid Transformation Key to Delivering on Paris

The year is 1878. The city of Paris is hosting the third annual World Fair, featuring the latest in fine art and innovative machinery. For the first time in history, 64 electric street lamps, running the length of the Avenue de l’Opera from the Louvre to the Palais Garnier Opera House, are lit with the flick of a switch.

Venezuela says signs $5.5 bln mining deals, companies include Barrick

CARACAS, Aug 26 (Reuters) - President Nicolas Maduro said on
Friday that Venezuela had signed over $5.5 billion in mining
deals with companies including Canada's Barrick Gold Corp
and China's Shandong Gold.

Used Electric Car Batteries Get Second Life as Home Storage

Aging batteries from electric cars will soon find a second life as power-storage systems for homes and offices, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

IFC, Canadian Government Invest in Biomass Power for the Philippines

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), in cooperation with the Government of Canada and the Clean Technology Fund, will invest $161 million in three biomass power plants in the Philippines.

UPDATE 2-Brazil police seek graft charges against ex-President Lula

SAO PAULO, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Federal police in Brazil urged
prosecutors on Friday to bring corruption charges against former
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife, Marisa,
according to police documents seen by Reuters.

U.S. oil drilling rig count steady after 8 weeks of hikes -Baker Hughes

Aug 26 (Reuters) - The number of U.S. oil drilling rigs were
unchanged this week after eight weeks of consecutive rises,
according to a closely followed report on Friday, although
traders and analysts expect the rig count to keep rising given
the recovery in crude prices.
The rig count remained steady at 406 in the week to Aug. 26,
compared with 675 a year ago, energy services firm Baker Hughes
Inc said. .

Iranian ships' actions in Gulf increase risk of miscalculation -White House

WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Actions by Iranian vessels in
several encounters with U.S. warships in the Gulf this week are
cause for concern and increase risks of miscalculation, the
White House said on Friday.

BRAZIL FEDERAL POLICE RECOMMEND CHARGES AGAINST EX-PRESIDENT LULA AND HIS WIFE IN RELATION TO APARTMENT IN GUARUJA RESORT - SOURCE

BRAZIL FEDERAL POLICE RECOMMEND CHARGES AGAINST EX-PRESIDENT
LULA AND HIS WIFE IN RELATION TO APARTMENT IN GUARUJA RESORT -
SOURCE

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