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U.S. Geothermal is expecting the Guatemalan government to release a 40 MW request for proposals (RFP) exclusively for geothermal in 2Q16, U.S. Geothermal president and chief operating office Doug Glaspey said on May 11.

NEWCASTLE, Okla., May 17 (Reuters) - After intense lobbying,
Oklahoma's oilmen scored a victory two years ago. State
lawmakers voted to keep in place some of lowest taxes on oil and
gas production in the United States - a break worth $470 million
in fiscal year 2015 alone.

LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Mexico's oil consumption has
started growing again in 2016 after declining for three years
between 2013 and 2015.

May 17 (Reuters) - TerraForm Global Inc, a unit of
bankrupt U.S. solar energy company SunEdison Inc,
said it could not file its report for the quarter ended March
31.

CALGARY, Alberta, May 17 (Reuters) - Canadian energy
producers were hit with fresh disruptions on Tuesday after a
massive wildfire burning around the oil sands hub of Fort
McMurray, Alberta, shifted north, forcing the evacuation of
about 4,000 people from work camps.

VIENNA, May 17 (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said on
Tuesday that major world powers had agreed if possible to push
for a resumption of Syrian peace talks in Geneva by the start of
June.

PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - A nationwide strike against a
French government labour law reform has cut output at Total's
refineries in France, a CGT Union official said on
Tuesday.

ATHENS, May 17 (Reuters) - Five countries in south-east
Europe formally signed off on the construction of a pipeline
which will transport Caspian gas to European markets in an
attempt to ease their reliance on Russia.

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. factory output expanded
in April as makers of machinery and cars posted solid increases
in production, a sign that the country's manufacturing sector
was resisting the downward pull from sputtering global growth.

Biomass holds great promise as a petroleum replacement, but unlocking its true potential remains a puzzle. A group of researchers at Iowa State University and the U.S Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory hope to develop the pieces of that puzzle to create a clearer picture of what takes place within a plant and how that applies to its downstream uses as biomass.

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