* In Australia, the Bulli Creek solar project received approval from the Toowoomba Regional Council for building up to 2,000 MW over the next eight years across 13,000 acres of cattle grazing land. It has the option of building out the site in manageable stages of 100 MW to 500 MW or more per stage. [Renew Economy]
* New figures released by the Global Wind Energy Council show that the global wind industry grew by 44% in 2014, installing over 51 GW. The figure indicates a "solid sign of the recovery of the industry after a rough patch in the past few years." The cumulative total worldwide was about 369,500 GW at year's end. [CleanTechnica]
* Vermont Gas Systems has abandoned its plan to bring natural gas under Lake Champlain to a New York paper mill after the plant withdrew its financial support. The pipeline, proposed to go from Middlebury under the lake to the International Paper facility in Ticonderoga, New York, proved too expensive. [vtdigger.org]
* In what may be the largest commercial power agreement in the clean energy industry to date, First Solar just announced that it will supply Apple 130 MW of power for 25 years from its California Flats Solar Project. The deal reportedly is worth a total of 848 million. The project should be completed in 2016. [CleanTechnica]
* A consortium of US companies joined with California energy officials to launch of the Calgren Ethanol Biodigester in Pixley, California. The project utilizes waste from dairy farms to power the production of tens of millions of gallons of ethanol. The project is 100% American made and constructed. [Dairy Herd Management]
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