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SunEdison, Goldman Sachs funds form $1 bln investment vehicle

Aug 17 (Reuters) - U.S. solar company SunEdison Inc said it would form a $1 billion warehouse investment vehicle, WSIP Warehouse, along with funds managed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

U.S. says deeply regrets South Sudan failed to sign peace deal

WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The United States said it deeply regrets South Sudan's failure to sign a peace proposal by Monday's deadline, urged it to sign within 15 days and said it will look at how to raise pressure on those opposing the pact.

U.S. gives Shell final nod to drill for oil in Arctic

WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday granted Royal Dutch Shell the final permit to drill for oil and gas in the Arctic, after the company repaired a ship essential to its exploration in the region this season.

Former Petrobras exec sentenced for Samsung drillship bribe

SAO PAULO, August 17 (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge sentenced Nestor Cervero, former international chief of state-run oil firm Petrobras, to just over 12 years in prison on Monday for corruption and money laundering related to a bribe allegedly paid to the speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress.

UPDATE 2-South Sudan's president declines to sign proposed peace deal

ADDIS ABABA, Aug 17 (Reuters) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir declined to sign a peace deal proposed by regional leaders on Monday, saying he required more time, the mediator of the crisis said.

U.S., allies conduct 18 air strikes in Syria, Iraq -U.S. military

WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - A coalition led by the United States conducted 13 air strikes against the Islamic State in Iraq on Sunday, and it also targeted the militant group in Syria with five air attacks, according to a statement released on Monday.

South Sudan president fails to sign proposed peace deal

ADDIS ABABA, Aug 17 (Reuters) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir failed to sign a peace deal proposed by regional leaders on Monday, saying he required more time, the mediator of the crisis said.

Despite protests, slog more likely than radical change in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Despite protests by hundreds of thousands of Brazilians against President Dilma Rousseff and ongoing calls for her impeachment, little suggests radical change in Brazil anytime soon.

Hawaiian Home a Solar-Battery Storage Microgrid Showcase

Combining performance-enhanced PV panels, advanced battery storage and cloud-connected system monitoring, a residential microgrid now up and running on the ¨Big Island¨ of Hawaii's Kona Coast shows how PV and clean tech innovators are bringing renewable energy self-sufficiency closer to commercial, mass-market reality.

Solar Making Big Gains in the Land of the Rising Sun

The Land of the Rising Sun is living up to its nickname. According to a new report from the SolarSuperState Association, Japan added 76 annual watts per-capita of solar PV capacity in 2014, placing second just below Qatar and dwarfing gains made by the U.S., Germany and the UK.

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