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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

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Analysis: Tech companies are driving renewable energy shift

Opinion: Market forces will continue to steer clean energy push | Training, infrastructure would attract wind to N.M., says senator | Analysis: Tech companies are driving renewable energy shift

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Industry Update

Opinion: Market forces will continue to steer clean energy push

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Market forces are changing the US energy mix, giving way to innovation, clean energy investments and coal plant closures, writes Bill Ritter Jr., director of the Center for the New Energy Economy at Colorado State University. He argues that market forces -- not the Trump administration -- will continue to steer the energy market because utilities want low-cost electricity and investors and companies want market stability.

The Conversation (UK) (4/20)

Training, infrastructure would attract wind to N.M., says senator

New Mexico is one of the fastest-growing states in the US in terms of wind energy and could attract additional investments by scaling up its job training programs and infrastructure, writes Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., citing an American Wind Energy Association report. "If we make the right choices now, we will attract billions of dollars of private investment to our state and create thousands of new jobs in our rural communities," he writes.

The Santa Fe New Mexican (tiered subscription model) (4/21)

Analysis: Tech companies are driving renewable energy shift

Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other tech giants are purchasing more renewables and setting aggressive renewable energy targets, creating a growing demand for the technology worldwide, writes Elizabeth Weise. World Wildlife Fund Deputy Director of Renewable Energy Bryn Baker noted, "Companies are coming in and saying, 'If you want us to be here, you have to give us access to clean energy.' "

USA Today (4/23)

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Project Focus

US Wind taps Md. firms to help build offshore wind met tower

US Wind has signed Maryland-based Strum Contracting and Maritime Applied Physics to provide welding and power equipment installation services, respectively, to build a meteorological mast off the coast of the state, according to the company. The tower will gather data for a 32-turbine offshore wind farm proposed for the area.

ReNews (UK) (4/20)

Economy, Energy & Trends

Siemens Gamesa exec: Offshore wind ramps up as costs fall

Cost declines are making offshore wind an attractive option for countries outside of Europe, with the next frontiers likely being Asia and the US, says Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy CEO of Offshore Andreas Nauen. Observers say Siemens Gamesa and Vestas are contributing to the decline by building new, larger turbines that produce more energy and drive down the cost of generation.

The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (4/23)

Belgium to double North Sea space open for offshore wind

Belgium will double the area in the North Sea it has open for offshore wind development after 2020, according to the government. Belgium has four offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of 871 megawatts and the government said it hopes to increase that figure to 4 gigawatts by 2030.

Reuters (4/20)

Policy Watch

Okla. lawmakers near deal on new wind tax

The Oklahoma House of Representatives has reached a tentative deal on a bill that would levy a $1-per-megawatt-hour tax on new wind projects only. Wind Coalition Oklahoma Director Mark Yates praised the bill, adding, "The decision that was made today is good for the state of Oklahoma, and it's fair, and it's not punitive to the wind industry."

The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) (4/20)

Okla. wind tax would harm industry, says PNE Wind CEO

The wind industry brings huge benefits to Oklahoma and a new tax on it would make the state an unattractive place to do business, costing the state both wind investments and the revenue they bring, writes PNE Wind Chairman and CEO Ron Flax-Davidson. PNE is expected to break ground on the Chilocco Wind Farm in Kay County this year.

The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) (4/21)

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Why I Publish This Blog:

"One thing that many people do not realize is that states like Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana,
and Michigan are sitting on a gold mine of wind energy potential. Or, more properly, next to the mine.
The Great Lakes are probably the area in the USA with the third largest inland wind energy potential.
Think of just the nickname for Chicago. "The Windy City". Milwaukee is even windier, I can tell you.
Why? Because they sit on the edge of a great flat area where there is both a land-water temperature
differential, and a large flat expanse of water that is comparably shallow.
Oilrigs certainly operate in deeper waters. And you won't have to construct transmission lines all the
way from the plains of Montana to put it to use.

The Great Lakes area has an opportunity to get the jump on wind energy's future, if that fact is
recognized and exploited. Wind energy means jobs for construction and maintenance workers, thousands
of them. Wind energy means leasing rights and extra money for family farmers struggling to make it on
agriculture alone. In most cases farmers can grow crops right up to the base of a windmill. The land
footprint has a small impact on total farm acreage. Wind energy also means freedom from fluctuating
fuel prices. Wind is free. The cost of a barrel of polluting oil can be raised or lowered drastically
based on fears or political whims. The potential gains are enormous. We've all seen the flow of good
manufacturing jobs out of the area. Well, they can't tell the wind to blow in another country so it's
more "convenient" or cheaper to produce. The wind is perfectly happy to whip up opportunities for us
right around here. Most of all, because we here in the Great Lakes region have the potential to have
a huge positive impact on U.S. energy industry emissions' contribution to global warming."

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Amazon rainforest defender and Shaman, Olivia Arévalo Lomas, assassinated. Update-Killer lynched

Individuals can change world: Mumbai man drives beach clean ups, species return

Research gives new ray of hope for solar fuel

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EarthTalk This Week: April 25, 2018

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

AirFlow Truck Co., Toyota Highlight Class 8 Technology at Shell’s ‘Make the Future’ Event | Transport Topics

McPhy Energy : Today, in Hanover, McPhy is presenting its large-scale electrolysis platforms, for very large low-carbon hydrogen production for use in the industry and heavy transport sectors Paris Stock Exchange:MCPHY

Analysis: Tech companies are driving renewable energy shift