EIA touts the rise of offshore wind in year-end report

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Southern Power, RES to add 3-GW installed wind capacity | Analysis: Challenges loom for Ohio's clean energy industry | Opinion: TVA should support wind energy, transmission project Created for aquarianm@gmail.com |  Web Version January 4, 2017 News for wind power professionals and advocates SIGN UP ⋅   FORWARD Industry Update Southern Power, RES to add 3-GW installed wind capacity Southern Power will partner with Renewable Energy Systems to build 10 US wind farms with a combined capacity of 3 gigawatts, according to the companies. The projects are expected to begin operations between 2018 and 2020. ReNews.biz (U.K.) (1/3)       Analysis: Challenges loom for Ohio's clean energy industry Challenges remain for Ohio's clean energy industry even though the freeze on its Renewable Portfolio Standard has been lifted, according to this analysis. Gov. John Kasich recently vetoed a bill that would have made the state's RPS optional for the next two years, but observers say that setback distances for turbines and other issues may continue to be a problem. Midwest Energy News (1/3)       Opinion: TVA should support wind energy, transmission project The Tennessee Valley Authority should support the Plains and Eastern Clean Line transmission project because it would carry low-cost wind energy throughout its service area, writes Ed Wansing, owner and chief operating officer of The Compost Co. "The Clean Line project would connect high-quality Oklahoma wind energy resources to the Tennessee Valley and beyond in what would become the largest clean energy infrastructure project in the country," he writes. The Tennessean (Nashville) (tiered subscription model) (1/3)       Learn How to Effectively Leverage Big Data This report gives you an overview of recent trends in big-data capture and analysis techniques — from market imperatives and revenue-generating opportunities to smart apps that will help you save on inventory costs, lost productivity, and line speed. Make no mistake about it — big data is here to stay. The question is how can you most effectively leverage it. Download the white paper ADVERTISEMENT Project Focus Energy Dept. pulls funding for Fishermen's N.J. offshore wind farm The Energy Department has decided to pull the funding for an offshore wind farm off the coast of New Jersey under development by Fishermen's Energy. The agency said Fishermen's failed to secure a power purchase agreement for the project by the Dec. 31 deadline. The Associated Press (1/3)       Nordex wins 2 turbine supply contracts in Argentina Nordex has agreed to supply two wind farms in Argentina with a combined capacity of 148 megawatts, according to the company. Nordex said it would supply utility Central Puerto with 47 of its AW 125/3000 machines for its La Castellana and Archiras wind farms. SeeNews Renewables (1/3)       Allete secures PPA for 42.5-MW N.D. wind farm Allete Clean Energy has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Montana-Dakota Utilities for output from its 42.5-megawatt Thunder Spirit 2 project in North Dakota, said the company. The project is expected to feature 13 to 16 turbines. ReNews.biz (U.K.) (1/3)       Policy Watch EIA touts the rise of offshore wind in year-end report (Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images) The Energy Information Agency emphasized the growing importance of offshore wind to the US energy landscape in its year-end summary, according to this piece. The summary also touted the significance of Deepwater Wind's Block Island wind farm off of Rhode Island -- the first of its kind in the US. CleanTechnica (1/2)         Md. governor publishes list of environmental goals Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has released a list of his proposed environmental initiatives for 2017, which includes investing about $41 million in renewable energy. "This marks a significant investment in workforce training and green jobs," he said. The Washington Times/The Associated Press (1/3)       AWEA News Gov. Kasich ensures wind power has a future in Ohio During the holidays, Ohio Gov. John Kasich took an important step you might have missed: he vetoed a bill that would have made the state's renewable portfolio standard voluntary for the next two years. That would have essentially frozen further renewable energy development in Ohio. Read more.      Learn more about AWEA: AWEA Home | AWEA and Wind News | Events | Take Action Making mistakes is the privilege of the active -- of those who can correct their mistakes and put them right. Ingvar Kamprad, business magnate      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. Sign Up SmartBrief offers 200+ newsletters Advertise Learn more about the SmartBrief audience Subscriber Tools: Manage Subscriptions Update Your Profile Unsubscribe Send Feedback Archive Search Contact Us: Advertising  -  Elizabeth Kaufman Editor  -  Bryan McBournie Mailing Address: SmartBrief, Inc.®, 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004 © 1999-2017 SmartBrief, Inc.® Privacy policy |  Legal Information