In the news: Wind power from beyond the waves

Posted April 19th, 2012 in Climate Ready Communities, News, Sustainable Community Planning

The Great Lakes provide a great many things for millions of people, and there could be a new item added to that impressive list – Wind Power. 

Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan is preparing to place a floating research buoy in Lake Michigan to help gather the data needed to determine whether an offshore wind farm in the lake could be feasible and effective. 

From NPR:  

“Arn Boezaart heads the Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center. Last year the center operated the buoy only 4 miles offshore. This year it’ll collect first of its kind data that’ll likely determine whether an offshore wind farm is viable in the middle of Lake Michigan. 

Boezaart says there was a lot more interest in offshore wind data when the project began two-and-a-half years ago.” 

Head over to the NPR Blog for the complete article.

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🦞 Invasive Alert: Marbled Crayfish 🦞Natalia Szklaruk, coordinator of the Great Lakes Invasive Crayfish Collaborative, shares crucial insights in a new article by Great Lakes Now. Discover the origins of the marbled crayfish, its rapid spread, and ongoing efforts to combat its invasion at the #linkinbio.

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