N.J. assembly passes bill endorsing offshore wind development

AWEA's Farrell: FERC ruling encourages balance in resiliency talks | N.J. assembly passes bill endorsing offshore wind development | Maine PUC delays PPA for floating offshore wind project Created for aquarianm@gmail.com |  Web Version January 10, 2018 News for wind power professionals and advocates SIGN UP ⋅   FORWARD Industry Update AWEA's Farrell: FERC ruling encourages balance in resiliency talks The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's unanimous decision to reject Energy Secretary Rick Perry's proposal favoring nuclear and coal-burning power plants "sets up a more balanced playing field for looking at resiliency," said American Wind Energy Association Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs Amy Farrell. FERC has launched a 60-day period in which it will gather grid resiliency data from regional transmission organizations and independent system operators. Daily Energy Insider (1/9)       N.J. assembly passes bill endorsing offshore wind development The New Jersey Assembly voted 54-15-1 on Monday in favor of expanding the state's "wind energy zone" for offshore wind, which will allow projects in the area to qualify for New Jersey Economic Development Authority tax credits. "Wind farms and the production of clean, renewable energy will be keys to creating the sustainable future New Jersey greatly deserves," said state Assemblyman John Wisniewski. North American Windpower online (1/9)       Maine PUC delays PPA for floating offshore wind project The Maine Public Utilities Commission has delayed its decision on a proposed long-term power purchase agreement between the Maine Aqua Ventus and Central Maine Power after approving the initial terms of the agreement in 2013. Maine Aqua Ventus is a pilot floating offshore wind project under development by a consortium led by the University of Maine. Portland Press Herald (Maine) (1/10)       Project Focus Nordex to supply 3 US projects with 820 MW in turbines Nordex has received orders from two foreign utilities and one undisclosed customer to provide various projects in the US with 820 megawatts worth of turbines, according to the company. One of the projects is under development in Texas and will feature 67 Nordex machines. Reuters (1/9)       Operations & Maintenance SkySpecs wins $8M in funding to bolster turbine inspection tech SkySpecs has secured $8 million in funding to improve its automated drone inspection software for the US wind industry, according to the firm. "We consider automation and standardization of O&M-related tasks the next big challenge in cost competition after hardware costs for renewable energy assets have dropped significantly over the last years," said Statkraft Ventures Investment Manager Alexander Kueppers, whose firm is among the investors backing SkySpecs. 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KUOW-FM (Seattle) (1/8)       Analysis: Poverty is a challenge for Colo. city's 100% renewables push Dozens of cities nationwide have joined the Sierra Club's "Ready for 100" 100% renewables campaign, but in Pueblo, Colo., a high level of poverty makes the switch especially challenging, writes Nathanael Johnson. He argues that if city leaders and advocates can find a way to switch to 100% renewables without increasing electricity rates, any city in the US should be able to do the same. Grist (1/9)       Policy Watch Clean energy a top priority for Minn.'s newly-elected Sen. Smith Clean energy is a top priority for Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., who recently became a senator and has a seat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Smith had previously worked on a 50% by 2030 renewables goal in Minnesota. Bloomberg BNA (free content) (1/9)       Federal government, states must partner on emissions, says Md. leader Maryland has made huge gains in reducing carbon emissions, including investing $44 million in the clean energy sector, but states still need the support of the federal government on the issue, writes Maryland Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt on Monday. While the Clean Power Plan may not be perfect, states have shown such guidance can yield environmental and economic benefits, he writes. The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (1/9)       AWEA News Help us tell wind power's job creation story There's an important opportunity to tell the story of wind power's 50-state job creation, and we need your help to tell it. The National Association of State Energy Officials is currently seeking critical data on jobs from the wind industry and other energy sectors via an online survey, available here. Take a moment to fill out the survey and help provide up-to-date job data on the US wind energy industry. Read more.      Learn more about AWEA: AWEA Home | Events | Take Action AWEA Facebook | AWEA Twitter | AWEA LinkedIn CAREERS IN WIND powered by Meteorologist PATTERN ENERGY GROUP - Houston, Texas View More Listings | Post a Job The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. William James, philosopher and psychologist      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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