GLIN Daily News RSS Feed for wind http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ 2012-05-21T14:01:01-04:00 http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ http://www.glin.net/news/rss.gif text/html 2012-05-17T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.rechargenews.com/energy/wind/article313769.ece The project, Lake Erie Alternative Power (Leap), envisages the placement of 700 turbines in clusters off Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. text/html 2012-05-15T08:05:50-04:00 http://social.windenergyupdate.com/offshore-wind/great-lakes-consortium-downplays-missing-states?utm_source=WEU%2BE_Brief%2B1505&utm_medium=WEU%2BE_Brief%2B1505&utm_campaign=WEU A consortium between the US government and five states to develop wind power in the Great Lakes is confident of making significant progress even though three other states bordering the Lakes have refused to sign. text/html 2012-05-09T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/05/gvsu_wind_buoy_now_collecting.html#incart_river_default The buoy is only one of two in existence and the only one in the Great Lakes. The laser wind assessment system will measure wind speed and direction every second from 250 to 575 feet off the lake surface. That height is critical for the next generation of offshore wind turbines, which will have hubs reaching such heights. text/html 2012-04-24T08:05:50-04:00 http://host.madison.com/news/opinion/editorial/wind-on-water-worth-pursuing/article_4161a622-8d97-11e1-8fd0-001a4bcf887a.html Renewed interest in harnessing the wind on the Great Lakes is so intriguing and welcome. The lakes are home to an enormous supply of wind. And if placed far enough offshore, turbines would be practically -- if not literally -- invisible to the public. text/html 2012-04-23T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/offshore-wind-farms-have-great-potential-for-states-0i53cf7-148344455.html Putting wind farms in the Great Lakes could provide new jobs and a reliable source of renewable power. What's not to like about this? text/html 2012-04-20T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/04/out_of_sight_floating_turbine.html Two Michigan universities have joined forces with a Seattle-based design company to pursue offshore wind technology that could be a "game-changer" on the Great Lakes. text/html 2012-04-12T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20120411/NEWS04/704119856 The committee recommended a resolution opposing an agreement between 10 federal agencies and several states -- including New York -- that would make it easier to put wind turbines in Lake Ontario and other Great Lakes. text/html 2012-04-11T08:05:50-04:00 http://greatlakesecho.org/2012/04/11/environmentalists-worry-that-proposed-lake-ontario-wind-farm-threatens-wildlife/ A proposal to build a wind farm on the Canadian shore of Lake Ontario has created an uproar among people worried about birds and wildlife. text/html 2012-04-10T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.windpowerengineering.com/construction/steel-winds-ii-expansion-co mplete/ First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, has celebrated completion of its Steel Winds II expansion. text/html 2012-04-10T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1158851--wind-turbines-don-t-affect- property-assessment-ontario-review-board-rules Ontario's assessment review board rejects a Wolfe Island couple's argument that nearby wind turbines significantly decreased their home's value.