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Switchgrass Key to Future Plant Hardiness?

The relationship between a prairie grass such as switchgrass and naturally occurring microbes may help shed light on growing hardier plants for livestock and humans.

UPDATE 1-SolarCity to cut 550 jobs in Nevada

Jan 6 (Reuters) - Solar panel installer SolarCity Corp said it would cut 550 jobs in Nevada, two weeks after the state's utilities commission approved changes that would reduce credits customers receive for selling excess solar power to the grid.

German Solar Power Costs Drop 5.8 Percent in Government Auction

Germany’s third test auction for solar capacity produced a bid 5.8 percent lower than in the previous round, underpinning government hopes that clean energy will become competitive more quickly when developers must compete for contracts.

SolarCity to cut 550 jobs in Nevada

Jan 6 (Reuters) - Solar panel installer SolarCity Corp said it would cut 550 jobs in Nevada, two weeks after the state's utilities commission approved changes that would reduce credits customers receive for selling excess solar power to the grid.

Norway's competition body backs Statnett's monopoly on power links

OSLO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Norway's power grid operator Statnett should retain a monopoly on building and operating international power links, the country's competition regulator said on Wednesday, in an unusual move.

UPDATE 2-Iraq offers to mediate between Saudi and Iran, fearing for IS campaign

* PM caught between Sunni and Shi'ite hardliners (Adds Iraqi demos calling to cut off ties with Saudi Arabia)

Bulgaria regulator checking Overgas licence as gas row deepens

SOFIA, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's state energy regulator launched emergency checks into private company Overgas on Wednesday amid a deepening row over gas supply, sparked when Russian gas exporter Gazprom suddenly halted supplies to Overgas on January 1.

Investors ‘Pile’ into China’s Public EV Charging Industry Despite Lack of Profitability

China’s electric vehicle (EV) industry has been growing for years, but construction of the necessary EV charging piles to keep the cars moving has lagged behind.

UPDATE 1-Five oil tanks now on fire at Libyan ports after clashes

* NOC appeals for unity against common enemy (Adds fifth tank on fire, detail, NOC comment)

Lagarde tells Nigerian lawmakers IMF does not support FX restrictions

ABUJA, Jan 6 (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde told Nigerian lawmakers on Wednesday the Fund does not support foreign exchange restrictions and that any such measures should be temporary.

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