Apex: Proposed project in N.C. is safe, will benefit landowners

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BNEF: G20 countries increased wind, solar production 70% in 5-year period | Interior Dept. confirms N.C. offshore wind leasing round | Opinion: Va. is slowly making progress on climate change Created for aquarianm@gmail.com |  Web Version August 15, 2016 News for wind power professionals and advocates SIGN UP ⋅   FORWARD Industry Update BNEF: G20 countries increased wind, solar production 70% in 5-year period The 19 countries and EU that make up the G20 increased their installed renewable energy capacity 70% over a period of five years, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The report said that the countries sourced about 8% of their total electricity from wind and other renewables in 2015, compared to 4.6% in 2010. Power Engineering (8/15)       Interior Dept. confirms N.C. offshore wind leasing round The Interior Department has confirmed that it will hold an offshore wind leasing round for 122,405 acres of space off the coast of North Carolina in a zone dubbed the Kitty Hawk Wind Energy Area. "With the completion of a successful lease sale, North Carolina will move closer to obtaining substantial contributions to the region's energy supply from offshore wind," said Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Director Abigail Ross Hopper. The Hill (8/12),  The Associated Press (8/12)       Opinion: Va. is slowly making progress on climate change Virginia has been slow to embrace renewables as a means to curb climate change but is beginning to catch up with projects like Apex Clean Energy's Rocky Forge wind farm, writes Jessica Greene, a climate organizer with the Virginia Conservation Network. "Renewable energy can be used to reliably meet any emissions reduction requirements, and the Clean Power Plan's goals will further drive the transition to a clean energy economy, creating tens of thousands of clean energy jobs along the way," she writes. Richmond Times-Dispatch (Va.) (8/13)       Project Focus Vt. PSC clears path for Iberdrola's Deerfield project The Vermont Public Service Board has signed off on a deal between Iberdrola Renewables, which is changing its name to Avangrid Renewables, and the Agency of Natural Resources that will give the developer the right to break ground on a 30-megawatt wind farm that has been delayed for several years. Company spokesman Paul Copleman said that the company plans to begin construction this year for a 2017 start date. Vermont Public Radio (8/11)       Van Oord 600-MW offshore project 90% complete Van Oord has installed 90% of the 150 4-megawatt Siemens turbines to be used at a 600-megawatt offshore wind farm off the coast of the Netherlands, according to the company. The project is expected to become fully operational spring 2017. ReNews.biz (U.K.) (8/15)       Apex: Proposed project in N.C. is safe, will benefit landowners Apex Clean Energy's Timbermill wind farm under consideration near Elizabeth City, N.C., would meet zoning requirements and contribute more than $500,000 per turbine in land leases to landowners over a 30-year period, according to Project Manager Don Giecek. The 104-turbine Amazon Wind Farm is under construction in the same area. The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (8/13)       Economy, Energy & Trends Opinion: Wind will diversity S.D.'s agricultural economy (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Wind energy is an effective way for rural farmers in South Dakota to source new revenue and should be embraced as such, writes Erik Johnson. He argues that policies like the Paris climate accord make the transition to clean energy sources, like wind, inevitable. The Daily Republic (Mitchell, S.D.) (8/13)         Policy Watch Analysis: Trump's plan to revive coal is harmful, unrealistic Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's energy plan to revive coal is unrealistic given the industry's gradual decline in recent years and the rise of clean energy sources, like renewables and natural gas, according to this analysis. Observers say Trump's proposal could also be harmful for coal workers because the public is focusing more on his unlikely promises than finding viable solutions for the issue, like transitioning former coal workers to other industries. Time.com (8/12)       Is new Mass. offshore wind policy workable? Whether Massachusetts' new policy on offshore wind and hydropower is realistic and how long it will take to go into effect are a few of the questions discussed in this piece. Observers say the law, which supports the state's goal to curb its greenhouse gas emissions 25% by 2020, would encourage the rise of new clean energy sources, but could take a decade to be fully implemented. Boston.com/The Associated Press (8/13)       AWEA News USFWS Eagle Conservation Program will help populations flourish Recently there has been a lot of confusion about the impacts of wind power on eagle populations. Much of this stems from a misunderstanding about newly proposed changes to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Eagle Conservation and Management Program, established in 2009 under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Here's a detailed look at what the proposed rule will and will not do.      Learn more about AWEA: AWEA Home | AWEA and Wind News | Events | Take Action CAREERS IN WIND powered by Wind Business Development Associate TPI COMPOSITES - Scottsdale, Arizona Project Development Manager EDF RENEWABLE ENERGY - Houston, Texas Deputy Director, Community & Online Engagement AWEA - Washington, Dist. Columbia View More Listings | Post a Job Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life -- think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success. Swami Vivekananda, monk and teacher      These stories were selected and summarized by independent editors at SmartBrief Inc., not by AWEA's staff, and do not represent AWEA positions. They reflect the variety of daily coverage of American wind power. 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