The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal: 03/01/2018

Saturday, March 31, 2018

Fossils reveal an ancient climate catastrophe, and we need to pay attention

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/03/27/this-ancient-climate-catastrophe-is-our-best-clue-about-earths-future/?utm_term=.41950433ea09

Friday, March 30, 2018

High-Performance Electric Vehicle Market: Corporate, Product, Marketing Strategy Analysis and Forecast to 2021 – Business News

https://businessservices24.com/243805/high-performance-electric-vehicle-market-corporate-product-marketing-strategy-analysis-and-forecast-to-2021/

Hydrogen-fuelled buses set for roll-out to clean up streets of Dundee - Evening Telegraph

https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/hydrogen-fuelled-buses-set-for-roll-out-to-clean-up-streets-of-dundee/

Renewables to form core of Japan's new long-term energy strategy- Nikkei Asian Review

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Renewables-to-form-core-of-Japan-s-new-long-term-energy-strategy

U.K. company looking to build hydrogen plant in B.C. - Technology | Business in Vancouver

https://biv.com/article/2018/03/uk-company-looking-build-hydrogen-plant-bc

Leaked Memo: EPA Shows Workers How To Downplay Climate Change | HuffPost

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/epa-climate-adaptation_us_5abbb5e3e4b04a59a31387d7

The Wind Coalition, others urge Okla. lawmakers to embrace wind

The Wind Coalition, others urge Okla. lawmakers to embrace wind | Poll: 75.5% of Okla. would-be voters support Wind Catcher | CIP project in Texas to feature Vestas machines

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The Wind Coalition, others urge Okla. lawmakers to embrace wind

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The Wind Coalition, Dewey County, Okla., Commissioner Dillon Berry and other advocates met with Oklahoma legislators on Wednesday to promote the benefits of wind development and to call for policy stability for the industry. EDP Renewables North America Director of Government Affairs Vanessa Tutos said her company had planned to build more wind farms in the state, but has since relocated them due to unfavorable policies.

The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) (3/29)

Poll: 75.5% of Okla. would-be voters support Wind Catcher

About three-quarters of likely voters in Oklahoma support the Wind Catcher Energy Connection project, with 45% of that total expressing strong support, according to SoonerPoll. "This is an extraordinary opportunity to significantly reduce costs for our customers by delivering clean, very low-priced Oklahoma wind energy," said Public Service Co. of Oklahoma Vice President of External Affairs John Harper.

The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) (3/29)

Project Focus

CIP project in Texas to feature Vestas machines

Vestas has agreed to supply Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners' Blue Cloud Wind Project in Texas with its V126 3.45-megawatt turbine series for a total capacity of 135 MW, according to the companies. "Vestas has proven itself during the construction of Bearkat I, and we are pleased to continue our successful partnership with Blue Cloud," said CIP Senior Partner Christian Skakkebaek.

North American Windpower online (3/28)

Nordex signs 9-turbine supply deal in France

German sustainable investment firm Leonidas Associates has ordered nine N117/2400 turbines from Nordex for an unnamed 21.6-MW project in France, said the companies. Nordex said the model's low sound technology was a "decisive factor" in the deal.

ReNews (UK) (3/29)

SSE reaches first power at 228-MW site in Scotland

SSE has achieved first power at the 228-megawatt Stronelairg project in Great Glen, Scotland, which will eventually feature 53 V117 and 13 V112 3.45-MW turbines from Vestas, the company said. "Reaching this stage in the project is a testament to the hard work of SSE's Stronelairg team and our contractors," it added.

ReNews (UK) (3/28)

Economy, Energy & Trends

UK could add 1.3 GW of capacity by wind repowering, report shows

The UK could add 1.3 gigawatts of new wind generating capacity by upgrading and repowering its existing projects, according to the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit. The report said that almost 60 wind farms in England, Scotland and Wales featuring more than 750 turbines will turn 20 years old within the next five years.

CleanTechnica (3/28)

Macquarie unit expands stake in 210-MW UK offshore wind farm

Energy investment arm Green Investment Group of Macquarie has purchased Marubeni's 25% interest in the 210-megawatt Westermost Rough offshore wind farm in the UK, bringing its total stake to 50%. Orsted controls the remaining 50%.

CleanTechnica (3/28)

Policy Watch

Okla. Legislature passes bill on wind projects near military bases

The Oklahoma Legislature advanced a measure on Wednesday that would block the construction of wind farms thought to have a negative impact on military operations. The bill would also require the military to consent to any planned wind project.

The Enid News & Eagle (Okla.) (3/28)

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"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."