Corporations worldwide embracing clean energy

Corporations worldwide embracing clean energy | Analysis: Trump continues to offer contradictory views on energy | ENGIE unit acquires financing for 200-MW US wind farm Created for aquarianm@gmail.com |  Web Version ADVERTISEMENT August 16, 2018 News for wind power professionals and advocates SIGN UP ⋅   FORWARD Industry Update Corporations worldwide embracing clean energy Corporations are purchasing record amounts of clean energy worldwide, and long-term contracts are in place that indicate the trend will continue. Bloomberg Professional Services (8/15)       Analysis: Trump continues to offer contradictory views on energy President Donald Trump continues to contradict himself regarding support mechanisms for energy, writes David Roberts. Roberts believes Energy Secretary Rick Perry summed it up when he recently tweeted that all energy sources receive support, and the important thing is to "pick good." Vox (8/15)       Accelerate, Optimize, Scale, Modernize In today's rapidly evolving landscape, businesses face increasing demands, and efficient IT plays a crucial role in their success. IT needs to evolve, and infrastructures need to adapt. Watch this video to learn how Red Hat can: Increase efficiency Migrate workloads Unify workload management ADVERTISEMENT Project Focus ENGIE unit acquires financing for 200-MW US wind farm ENGIE North America has arranged financing to advance its 200-megawatt Live Oak wind farm in Texas. The project is expected to feature 76 2.625-megawatt turbines from Siemens Gamesa. Renewables Now (Bulgaria) (tiered subscription model) (8/16)       Norway to add 2 sites for offshore wind farms Norway has agreed to open two sites for offshore wind or floating offshore wind projects. Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Soviknes says the sites will likely feature an offshore wind demo and pilot project that will help the country learn about the technology. Offshore Wind Journal (U.K.) (8/16)       Power Your Digital Transformation Join us at the center of technology, business, strategy and inspiration at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, October 14-18, 2018. Explore the strategic trends and technologies that are driving digital transformation and shaping the future of IT and business. Register Today! ADVERTISEMENT Operations & Maintenance New software offers insight into turbine blade erosion Canadian firm Clir Renewables has introduced new software that monitors turbine blade erosion and offers companies insight into its various causes. "Detecting leading edge erosion during a project's warranty period, so maintenance is able to be planned and scheduled, has a huge and positive financial impact," Director of Data Science Andrew Brunskill says. North American Windpower online (8/15)       Economy, Energy & Trends Texas utility to launch 100% renewables program Oct. 1 Texas utility Bryan Texas Utilities will launch a new program Oct. 1 that gives ratepayers the option to purchase electricity entirely sourced from renewables. "For the folks that just want to use green energy, it gives them that option and they can buy green energy," Executive Director of Business and Customer Operations David Werley said. The Eagle (Bryan, Texas) (8/16)       Opinion: Now is the time for Alaska to embrace wind Alaska is already sourcing clean energy from wind farms and the state legislature should lend its support to the ongoing growth of the industry, writes Jake Naimark. "We have the tools to power our economy with clean, safe, renewable energy," Naimark writes. Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (Alaska) (8/16)       Policy Watch EPA to replace Clean Power Plan soon The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose a replacement for the Obama-era Clean Power Plan in the near future. A review of part of the unpublished draft suggests the new rules would allow states to write their own, less-stringent climate regulations for power plants. Politico (8/14)       Editorial: Neb. county must pass fair wind regulations Officials in Madison County, Neb., must adopt fair wind regulations that protect the county yet don't bar it from advantageous wind projects, writes the editorial board of The Norfolk Daily News. "[W]e want Madison County to be a place where it's natural wind energy potential can be developed in order to provide additional property tax revenue, and jobs during the construction period and once operating," it writes. The Norfolk Daily News (Neb.) (8/16)       CAREERS IN WIND powered by Lead Scientist / Consultant APEM INC -  View More Listings | Post a Job If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. Thich Nhat Hanh, monk and peace 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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