November 14 NEC Energy News
¶ “Japan’s Nuclear Watchdog Disqualifies A Reactor For The First Time Since Fukushima Disaster” • On Wednesday, Japan’s nuclear watchdog formally disqualified a reactor from restarting because of geological faults near the reactor. It is their first rejection under safety standards that were reinforced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. [ABC News]
¶ “Exxon CEO Wants Trump To Stay In Paris Climate Accord” • ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods has a message for President-elect Donald Trump: Do not pull the US out of the Paris climate accord. Speaking to The New York Times from the UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, Woods said, “we need a global system for managing global emissions.” [Salon.com]
¶ “Siemens Gamesa Debuts 14-MW Taiwan Nacelle” • Following the opening of Siemens Gamesa’s expanded nacelle plant in Taichung this August, the first locally assembled 14MW unit in Taiwan has been completed. Siemens Gamesa expanded its Taichung hub to produce the hardware designated for the 1-GW Hai Long Offshore Wind Farm. [reNews]
¶ “Oregon Customers Benefit As PGE’s Eastern Montana Wind Farm Helps Set Records” • In its first 10 months serving Portland General Electric customers, the Clearwater Wind Energy Center contributed to new records for PGE wind generation, including helping the company produce 1 GW of power from wind sources alone, a milestone. [POWER Magazine]
¶ “How Big Can Offshore Wind Turbines Go? 25 MW And More, That’s How Big” • Offshore wind turbines already have a size advantage over their land-based counterparts, and it’s about to get bigger. A team of researchers spearheaded by the University of Virginia is cooking up plans for a 25-MW wind turbine, with a goal of 50 MW. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “BOEM Releases Review Of California Lease Sites” •The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has published a draft environmental review of potential wind lease areas off the coast of California. The Notice of Availability for the California Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement was published in the Federal Register. [reNews]
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