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- Feds, wind sector agree to create conservation
plan for 8 states
The
American Wind Energy Association and wind-power companies have
signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service to create a habitat-conservation plan for
protected species that may be at risk from wind projects in
eight states. "It is the industry's expectation that development
of the regional HCP will streamline the permitting process,
allowing effective conservation of wildlife and easing the
service's administrative burden while also allowing for more
wind energy to be deployed nationally," said John Anderson,
director of siting policy for AWEA. DomesticFuel.com
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- Joint venture plans to invest $6.3B in Australia's
renewables market
A
joint venture involving Australia-based CBD Energy, China Datang
Renewable Power and Baoding Tianwei Baobian Electric is planning
to invest up to $6.3 billion over eight years in renewables
projects in Australia. AusChina Energy Group is seeks 33% of
Australia's renewable-energy market by developing wind,
solar-thermal and energy-storage facilities, according to
documents submitted to the Australian Stock Exchange. Bloomberg (4/19)
- Strong U.S. market boosted EDP Renewables' output
capacity in Q1
EDP
Renewables said its output capacity in the first quarter rose
21%, to 4,421 gigawatt-hours, helped by strong U.S. performance.
The company's U.S. output capacity reached 2,430 GWh in the
first quarter, up 37% from the same period in 2010, EDPR said.
Europe grew in the first quarter by 7%, to 1,985 GWh, the firm
added. Reuters (4/18)
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- Ore. wind project secures $500M investment from
Google, others
The
proposed Shepherds Flat Wind Farm near Arlington, Ore., has
secured a $100 million investment from Google and $400 million
from Sumitomo Corp. of America and Tyr Energy. The wind farm,
which could become the world's biggest when construction is
finished next year, is expected to deliver 845 megawatts of
electricity, or sufficient supply for more than 235,000 houses.
Google's investment in Shepherds Flat is part of the company's
clean-energy outlay of more than $350 million. The Oregonian (Portland)
(4/18), Google/Agence France-Presse (4/18)
- Pattern Energy, Samsung acquire land for wind
project in Canada
Pattern
Energy Group and Samsung have purchased land hosting wind
projects by Suncor Energy and Northland Power in Ontario. The
acquired properties will be included by Pattern and Samsung in
their 270-megawatt South Kent Wind Farm, they said. "Pattern and
Samsung will be able to accelerate the development of [Suncor
and Northland's] projects by combining them with our nearby
South Kent Wind Farm and its transmission connection," said Mike
Garland, CEO of Pattern Energy. Bloomberg (4/18)
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- Rep. Upton: Environmental goals should go along
with economic ones
 The
goal of keeping the country's air and water clean does not need
to go against the preservation of jobs and improvement of the
economy, writes House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman
Fred Upton, R-Mich. Republicans are working on an energy policy
that would reconcile economic and environmental objectives,
Upton says. "We can do that with three sensible goals: stopping
government policies that are driving up energy prices, expanding
U.S. energy production to lower costs and create more jobs, and
promoting an 'all of the above' strategy to increase all forms
of U.S. energy," he writes. Politico (Washington, D.C.) (4/15)
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