Okla. Senate rejects bill to alter tax credits for wind

Okla. Senate rejects bill to alter tax credits for wind | GM: Ohio, Ill. wind farms advancing 100% renewables goal | Report: China, US are best markets for renewables Created for aquarianm@gmail.com |  Web Version ADVERTISEMENT May 1, 2018 News for wind power professionals and advocates SIGN UP ⋅   FORWARD Industry Update Okla. Senate rejects bill to alter tax credits for wind The Oklahoma Senate has rejected a bill that would have changed the state's wind energy tax credits by ending incentive payments for the industry. "At the end of the day to go back on our word is not in Oklahoma's best interest and so I think the body got it right today and hopefully moving forward this is a topic that goes away," said Wind Coalition Oklahoma Director Mark Yates. KWTV-TV (Oklahoma City) (4/30)       GM: Ohio, Ill. wind farms advancing 100% renewables goal (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) General Motors expects to source 20% of its global electricity needs from renewables this year, after two wind farms under development in Ohio and Illinois come online, says Global Manager of Renewable Energy Rob Threlkeld. The company has a 100% renewables by 2050 goal in place. Michigan Radio (4/30)         Report: China, US are best markets for renewables China and the US are the two most attractive markets in the world for renewables, according to an Ernst & Young report analyzing the world's top 40 renewable energy markets. Germany took the third spot, followed by India in fourth. Reuters (5/1)       Free eBook: Container Storage for Dummies Read this eBook, compliments of Red Hat®, to learn: Persistent storage for modern applications Storage for and in containers Dynamic storage provisioning for developers Click here to access the eBook today! ADVERTISEMENT Project Focus Capital Power to advance 150-MW wind farm in Ill. Canadian firm Capital Power has confirmed plans to advance its proposed 150-megawatt Cardinal Point project in Illinois, pending regulatory approval. The company added that it has arranged a 12-year power purchase agreement for 85% of the project's output. ReNews (UK) (4/30)       Vineyard Wind partners sign separate offshore deals Avangrid Renewables majority shareholder Iberdrola and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, the companies behind Vineyard Wind and its 800-megawatt projects proposed for Massachusetts, have won respective contracts to build offshore wind farms in Germany and Taiwan. Vineyard Wind CEO Lars Thaaning Pedersen said the companies' success in other markets demonstrate their ability to deliver the same benefits in Massachusetts. North American Windpower online (4/30)       Operations & Maintenance Steel, concrete wind tower coming to WINDPOWER 2018 German firm Max Bogl Wind has confirmed plans to feature its hybrid concrete and steel tower system at the WINDPOWER 2018 Conference and Exhibition in Chicago next week. "Less wind turbulence and thus significantly better wind yield means that each additional metre of hub height increases the annual energy yield of the turbine by 0.5% to 1%," the company said. ReNews (UK) (4/30)       WINDPOWER | May 7 to 10 | Chicago, IL The Wind industry has momentum in the push to expand our lead as the largest renewable energy source in the US. WINDPOWER is the place to turn that momentum into action - make the connections, get the training, and learn about the innovative technologies that will power this industry forward. Register now. ADVERTISEMENT Economy, Energy & Trends Duke Energy added 1,000 MW of renewable energy in 2017 Duke Energy added 1,000 megawatts of renewable energy to its portfolio in 2017, expanding its renewable energy capacity by approximately 19% during the year. The utility plans to grow its present 6,400 megawatts of renewable capacity to 8,000 megawatts by 2020. WFAE-FM (Charlotte, N.C.) (4/30)       Vattenfall unveils new direct-buy PPA option in UK Vattenfall has proposed a new type of power purchase agreement in England that would allow companies to secure small amounts of wind energy directly from its 165-megawatt South Kyle Wind Farm. The company says companies will be able to sign deals for as little as 1 MW. CleanTechnica (4/30)       Policy Watch Ill. law is driving switch to clean energy economy, says observer Illinois passed the Future Energy Jobs Act in 2016, which updated its renewable portfolio standard and renewable energy procurement process. The bill has triggered a new wave of renewable energy investments, says Citizens Utility Board Executive Director Dave Kolata, adding, "FEJA put us on a path to a cost effective clean energy future." Utility Dive (4/30)       CAREERS IN WIND powered by Summer Internship Opportunity AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION - Dist. Columbia Research & Analytics Analyst/Senior Analyst AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION (AWEA) - Dist. Columbia View More Listings | Post a Job It is doubtless impossible to approach any human problems with a mind free from bias. Simone de Beauvoir, writer, philosopher and activist      Learn more about AWEA: AWEA Home | Events | Take Action AWEA Facebook | AWEA Twitter | AWEA LinkedIn 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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