Michigan Grants $1.7 Million for Offshore Wind Study
Two grants totaling $1.7 million have been approved for studying offshore wind technologies in Michigan.
The Chicago Tribune reports the grants come from the state’s Public Service Commission:
Grand Valley State University’s Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center and the University of Michigan’s Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute are getting $1.3 million for jointly researching offshore wind and ice data on Lake Michigan.
The Superior Watershed Partnership is to receive $350,000 for researching sites’ wind energy potential on Lake Michigan. The organization also will assess public opinion on offshore wind development.
If the last post I had about an offshore wind energy project in Lake Michigan, where Scandia Wind was proposing a 1,000 megawatt Lake Michigan wind farm, is any indication, there should be plenty of discussion about this topic … on this site and elsewhere. Let’s see what people have to say.
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Buck Slocombe
Two grants totaling $1.7 million have been approved for studying offshore wind technologies in Michigan.
What exactly will they be studying? It’s already been shown to work and offshore wind farms are providing benefits in other parts of the world — particularly Northern Europe.
Why do we need to do our own study and reinvent the wheel instead of taking advantage of what’s already been done?
Instead of using that $1.7 million to fund a study, why can’t the Michigan PSC use that money to get a project started on Lake Michigan or Lake Huron?
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