Deepwater CEO: Block Island ahead of schedule

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BOEM issues request for interest in Calif. offshore wind | Opinion: Don't debate fossil fuels; focus on clean energy future | Deepwater CEO: Block Island ahead of schedule Created for aquarianm@gmail.com |  Web Version August 17, 2016 News for wind power professionals and advocates SIGN UP ⋅   FORWARD Industry Update BOEM issues request for interest in Calif. offshore wind The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has issued a request for interest to see whether any companies besides Trident Winds are interested in building an offshore wind farm off the coast of California's Morro Bay. The agency said that if no other developers express interest after a 30-day comment period, it would move forward with a noncompetitive leasing round for the area. SeeNews Renewables (8/17)       Opinion: Don't debate fossil fuels; focus on clean energy future (Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images) Americans should stop debating the pros and cons of fossil fuels and hydraulic fracturing and focus their energy on the nation's clean energy future, which will be driven by renewables, writes Robert Keller, vice chairman of the Sierra Club's Ready for 100 Arlington, Va., group. "Do we really need to debate the possibility of polluting our potable water sources when our road map to the future of energy is clear," he writes. The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (8/16)         Corporate America's Impact on Climate Change What changes can Corporate America implement to lessen its environmental impact? Download our complimentary whitepaper "Reducing Corporate America's Environmental Impact," brought to you by Johns Hopkins Advanced Academic Programs and Smartbrief, to learn more. ADVERTISEMENT Project Focus Deepwater CEO: Block Island ahead of schedule Deepwater Wind is on track to complete its 30-megawatt Block Island offshore wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island ahead of schedule and on budget, according to CEO Jeffrey Grybowski. He added that the company is in the early stages of developing a second offshore wind farm that could have a total capacity of 90 megawatts and become operational in the 2020s. Bloomberg (8/16)       E.ON to break ground on 278-MW Ill. project this month E.ON is on track to begin building a 278-megawatt in Illinois this month that will feature 139 V110 2-MW Vestas turbines, according to the company. "It will be E.ON's third wind farm to be located in Illinois, further diversifying our portfolio, which so far has a strong focus on Texas," CEO and Chairman Johannes Teyssen said of the Twin Forks project. ReNews.biz (U.K.) (8/16)       Mainstream erects first turbine at 140-MW project in South Africa Mainstream Renewable Energy has installed the first of 61 Siemens turbines at a 140-megawatt project in South Africa, according to the company. The Loeriesfontein wind farm is expected to begin operations by the end of next year. ReNews.biz (U.K.) (8/16)       Masdar, 8.2 Consulting consider 1.5 GW in European offshore wind projects Masdar will get help from 8.2 Consulting to evaluate a proposal to invest in a series of offshore wind farms in Europe that would have a combined capacity of 1.5 gigawatts, according to the companies. Masdar controls a stake in the 630-megawatt London Array I and 402-MW Dudgeon offshore wind farms. SeeNews Renewables (8/17)       Operations & Maintenance Ziton wins 3-year O&M deal with Dong Energy in UK, Denmark Offshore wind management service Ziton has won a three-year contract to supply Dong Energy's projects in Denmark and the UK with operations and maintenance services. Among other duties, Ziton will be responsible for exchanging turbine components and transformers. 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