AWEA, others back new fund dedicated to wildlife, wind

AWEA, others back new fund dedicated to wildlife, wind | Opinion: N.J. needs more high-voltage transmission infrastructure | BOEM to launch comment period for Mass. offshore wind site Fri. Created for aquarianm@gmail.com |  Web Version ADVERTISEMENT December 4, 2018 News for wind power professionals and advocates SIGN UP ⋅   FORWARD Industry Update AWEA, others back new fund dedicated to wildlife, wind The American Wind Wildlife Institute has launched the Wind Wildlife Research Fund, an initiative that will take an innovative, science-based approach to helping wind projects and wildlife coexist. The American Wind Energy Association and 27 other groups are participating. North American Windpower online (12/3)      Opinion: N.J. needs more high-voltage transmission infrastructure Transmission planning is essential to the success of New Jersey's offshore wind and other renewable energy goals, writes Markian Melnyk, president of Atlantic Grid Development. "[A] well-planned high-voltage grid will be essential to minimizing the need for costly backup generation and storage to support variable renewable energy resources," Melnyk writes, noting that utilities should play a role in the process. Asbury Park Press (Neptune-Asbury Park, N.J.) (tiered subscription model) (12/3)      BOEM to launch comment period for Mass. offshore wind site Fri. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will publish a notice of availability and launch a 45-day public comment period starting Friday on the draft environmental impact statement for Vineyard Wind's 800-megawatt offshore wind project slated for the coast of Massachusetts. "Our project has improved significantly over the past six months through substantive public comment and participation in the permitting process," Chief Development Officer Erich Stephens says. North American Windpower online (12/3)      WIND GADS-W Reporting Service for NERC NERC GADS-W Reporting can present a formidable challenge. 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