EPA updates mapping tool to feature renewable energy data

EPA updates mapping tool to feature renewable energy data | Orsted secures 20-year PPA for Conn. offshore wind farm | Minnesota Power arranges 20-year PPA with Minn. project  |  Web Version December 21, 2018 News for wind power professionals and advocates SIGN UP ⋅   FORWARD Industry Update EPA updates mapping tool to feature renewable energy data The Environmental Protection Agency has updated its interactive RE-Powering Mapper tool to show data on formerly hazardous sites and their potential for wind, solar and other forms of renewable energy development. The map includes landfills, mines and other sites that are or once were contaminated. North American Windpower online (12/20)      Orsted secures 20-year PPA for Conn. offshore wind farm The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has signed off on a 20-year power purchase agreement between utilities Eversource and United Illuminating and Orsted US Offshore Wind's Revolution Wind offshore wind farm. "We're ready to make major investments in our local workforce and in the Port of New London to ramp up this project," Orsted US co-CEO Jeffrey Grybowski said. North American Windpower online (12/20)      How to Solve Carrier Fraud Using AI & ML A $30 billion loss in revenue last year due to fraud in the telecom industry means its time to look outside the box for solutions. Learn about the challenge of carrier fraud and innovative solutions through AI and Machine Learning. Read our white paper to learn more ADVERTISEMENT Project Focus Minnesota Power arranges 20-year PPA with Minn. project Utility Minnesota Power secured regulatory approval Thursday to move forward with a 20-year power purchase agreement for 250-megawatts of output from Tenaska's Nobles 2 project. During the hearing, the state public utilities commission also granted Tenaska a site permit and certificate of need for the wind farm. Duluth News Tribune (Minn.) (12/20)      Vestas to supply US wind farm with 56 machines Vestas won a contract to supply an undisclosed developer with 56 V136 3.45-megawatt turbines for a 202-MW wind farm in the US. Vestas expects to begin delivering the units, which will be optimized to 3.6 MW, in the third quarter of next year. ReNews (UK) (12/20)      New Year, New You | Earn your M.S. in Cyber Security Accelerate your earning potential and take your career to new heights with a high-impact M.S. in Cyber Security from the University of San Diego! Learn everything you need to know about a career in cyber security. Download your eBook today. ADVERTISEMENT Economy, Energy & Trends Analysis: Offshore wind lease prices soar in US Offshore wind leases in the US have become significantly more expensive in the past few years, with US Wind acquiring a site off the coast of New Jersey in 2015 for $1 million and selling it this year for $215 million -- a 21,000% increase, Chris Martin writes. General Counsel Salvo Vitale says US Wind will invest the profit in developments off the coast of Maryland and South Carolina. Bloomberg (tiered subscription model) (12/20)      ERCOT: Texas wind farms produced record power Fri. morning Wind farms in Texas generated 19,168 megawatts of electricity at 12:07 a.m. on Friday, beating the previous record of 17,920 MW, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. ERCOT's area accounts for 90% of the state's electrical generation and has an installed wind capacity of more than 22,000 MW. Houston Chronicle (tiered subscription model) (12/20)      Featured Content Sponsored content from [Advertiser Name] 2019 Technology Industry OutlookGrowth is the watchword of Deloitte's annual 2019 technology outlook this year. Paul Sallomi, Deloitte global technology, media, and telecommunications leader and US and global technology sector leader, weighs in on what's ahead for tech. 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"Investing in truly green infrastructure could help save the world as we know it," he writes. The Hill (12/20)      CAREERS IN WIND powered by Federal Affairs Internship AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION - Washington DC, Dist. Columbia View More Listings | Post a Job The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be. Joan Oliver Goldsmith, writer     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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