Fwd: ACORE launches renewables investment goal of $1T by 2030

Energy Dept.: Wind-energy costs fell one-third from 2010 to 2016 | Apex plans $1.2B, 800-MW project in Texas | Wind farm to bring in $46 million in tax revenue  Web Version ADVERTISEMENT July 16, 2018 News for wind power professionals and advocates SIGN UP ⋅   FORWARD Industry Update ACORE launches renewables investment goal of $1T by 2030 The American Council on Renewable Energy has introduced a new campaign through which it hopes to stimulate $1 trillion worth of investments in the US renewable energy industry by 2030. "[Renewable energy] is one of the nation's most important drivers for new investment and job creation," ACORE President and CEO Gregory Wetstone said. Utility Dive (7/13)       Energy Dept.: Wind-energy costs fell one-third from 2010 to 2016 Technological advances, better manufacturing processes and declining installation costs resulted in a cost reduction by one-third for wind energy between 2010 and 2016, according to the Energy Department. The domestic production of wind-turbine components also increased during that period, it noted. Houston Chronicle (tiered subscription model) (7/13)       Apex plans $1.2B, 800-MW project in Texas Apex Clean Energy plans to build a pair of 400-megawatt wind farms in the Texas panhandle that will have feature 260 turbines. The $1.2 billion project will likely begin operations in 2021. Houston Chronicle (tiered subscription model) (7/13)       WIND GADS-W Reporting Service for NERC NERC GADS-W Reporting can present a formidable challenge. Let EDF Renewables help your facilities meet their compliance objectives. We have automated systems in place to accomplish the daily, monthly, and quarterly tasks to meet NERC's compliance requirements. Learn more. ADVERTISEMENT Project Focus Wind farm to bring in $46 million in tax revenue E.ON's 139-turbine Radford's Run Wind Farm near Maroa, Ill., will bring in $46 million in new property-tax revenue over the next 30 years, helping to offset potential funding cuts for area schools. E.ON held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 27. Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.)/The Associated Press (7/14)       Texas county anticipates new Lincoln Clean Energy project Lincoln Clean Energy is in the early stages of developing the Helena Project near Mineral, Texas, and may ask for tax-related benefits. "They're just in the preliminaries," said Bee County Commissioner Dennis DeWitt. KIII-TV (Corpus Christi, Texas) (7/13)       Optimize IT, reduce costs and complexity, and increase efficiency Improve IT with policy-driven automation to increase efficiency by standardizing operating systems so they're easier to manage. Watch this video to learn how your IT organization can automatically balance workloads, simplify management of workloads—both on-premise and in the public cloud. ADVERTISEMENT Economy, Energy & Trends Mass. Maritime Academy presents new pier supporting offshore wind The Massachusetts Maritime Academy has inaugurated a new $2.5 million pier that will help support the state's emerging offshore-wind industry. The project will eventually house a wind turbine-inspired training facility that will prepare students for industry jobs. Cape Cod Times (Mass.) (tiered subscription model) (7/12)       Vattenfall wins PPA for 72-turbine offshore-wind farm Vattenfall has arranged a long-term power-purchase agreement with Novozymes and Novo Nordisk for its 72-turbine Kriegers Flak offshore-wind farm located off the coast of Denmark, according to the utility. The project is expected to achieve full operations by the end of 2021. CNBC (7/13)       Policy Watch Apex Clean Energy finalizes application for N.Y. wind farm Apex Clean Energy has completed three rounds of updates and sent a final application to build its proposed Galloo Island Wind Farm in New York to the state Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment for review. The board will hold a public hearing on the proposal on Aug. 14. Watertown Daily Times (N.Y.) (7/13)       Judge hears lawsuit challenging Maine's wind moratorium A judge in Cumberland County, Maine, reviewed a lawsuit Friday challenging the decision of Gov. Paul LePage's administration to enact a moratorium on new wind development in western and coastal sections of the state. Wind-industry groups argue that the moratorium causes uncertainty in the industry. Portland Press Herald (Maine)/The Associated Press (7/13)       AWEA News American Wind Week 2018: Anywhere the wind blows Get ready: American Wind Week 2018 (Aug. 5-11) is less than a month away! From barbecues to wind farm tours, a dozen events and counting spanning more than 10 states are in the works. And they all have at least one thing in common: They'll be celebrating American wind leadership. What kinds of events can we expect to see this American Wind Week? Learn more. Into the Wind blog (7/13)       Learn more about AWEA: AWEA Home | Events | Take Action AWEA Facebook | AWEA Twitter | AWEA LinkedIn CAREERS IN WIND powered by Marketing Coordinator AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION - Washington DC, Dist. Columbia Data Scientist NRG SYSTEMS, INC. - Hinesburg, Vermont Technical Sales Manager for Remote Sensing NRG SYSTEMS, INC. - Hinesburg, Vermont Wind Site Manager ALLETE - Alta, Iowa View More Listings | Post a Job In whatever state of knowledge we may conceive man to be placed, his progress towards a yet higher state need never fear a check, but must continue till the last existence of society. 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