Acciona takes home AWEA accolades for safety, operations

Opinion: Clean energy policies are driving job creation in rural US | N.J. regulator approves executive order targeting offshore wind | N.M. official asks Air Force to pay $25M for lost wind farm revenue Created for aquarianm@gmail.com |  Web Version March 1, 2018 News for wind power professionals and advocates SIGN UP ⋅   FORWARD Industry Update Opinion: Clean energy policies are driving job creation in rural US (Jean-Francois Monier/AFP/Getty Images) The wind energy Production Tax Credit and other policies that support carbon emissions reductions and clean energy development "form the backbone of a rural economic agenda that is creating jobs in Rural America," writes Roger Johnson, president of the National Farmers Union. "While some in Washington rush to embrace coal and big oil, heartland voters know our future is with biofuels, wind and solar," he writes. Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa) (3/1)         N.J. regulator approves executive order targeting offshore wind The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has signed off on an executive order from Gov. Phil Murphy calling for the implementation of the Offshore Wind Economic Development Act and a 1.1-gigawatt offshore wind tender. The state BPU also advised holding a regional roundtable to discuss collaboration with other offshore wind efforts in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. North American Windpower online (2/28),  U.S. News & World Report/The Associated Press (2/28)       N.M. official asks Air Force to pay $25M for lost wind farm revenue The US Air Force uses an area slated for the second phase of Avangrid Renewables' El Cabo wind farm for low-altitude flight training, potentially cutting the size of Avangrid's 114-turbine project in half. New Mexico Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn has written a letter to Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson asking the agency to pay the state of New Mexico $25 million to offset the revenue lost from downsizing the project. KUNM-FM (Albuquerque, N.M.) (2/28),  Albuquerque Journal (N.M.) (free content) (2/28)       ELECTRIC INDUSTRY TRANSFORMATION April 19 & 20 New smart grid technologies, climate change, & renewable and distributed energy are creating dramatic disruption – and opportunity. Join BU's 2-day intensive executive certificate course to survive and thrive through electric industry disruption. Enroll today ADVERTISEMENT Project Focus Producer signs 30-year PPA with undisclosed utility Independent power producer sPower has secured a 30-year power purchase agreement with an undisclosed utility for output from its 220-megawatt Prevailing project in South Dakota, according to the firm. The project is expected to yield $56 million in tax benefits over the duration of its life. 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ReNews (UK) (2/28)       Economy, Energy & Trends Acciona takes home AWEA accolades for safety, operations The American Wind Energy Association has recognized Acciona with the Safety and Health Achievement Gold Award and the Operations in Excellence Award for its high safety standards and for the effective operation of its renewable energy sites. "This honor motivates us to continue working to strengthen our safety culture," said Acciona Energy USA Global CEO Rafael Esteban. North American Windpower online (2/28)       International offshore wind leaders head to N.J. for annual meeting Representatives from Orsted, Statoil, Siemens Gamesa and other turbine manufacturers and delegations from countries such as Denmark, the UK and Germany are headed to New Jersey for the fifth International Partnering Forum scheduled for April 3 to 6. Organizers said the US Atlantic coast presents an opportunity for offshore wind development. ReNews (UK) (2/28)       Policy Watch Md. General Assembly considers increasing state RPS The Maryland General Assembly is considering a bill that has been cross-filed in the state House and Senate that would increase Maryland's Renewable Portfolio Standard to 50% by 2030. A separate bill is also under consideration from state Del. Shane Robinson that would call for a 100% shift to clean energy by 2035. The Frederick News-Post (Md.) (2/26)       Calif. leaders, citizens denounce EPA efforts to repeal the CPP Hundreds of critics of the Trump administration's proposal to repeal the Clean Power Plan spoke out during an Environmental Protection Agency "listening session" in San Francisco on Wednesday. "California is in complete opposition to the EPA's proposal," said state Air Resources Board Chairwoman Mary Nichols. 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