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(The First) Wind Farm Planned For Lake ErieSubmitted by Charles Frost on Sat, 08/25/2007 - 14:34.
Lake Erie is on average relatively shallow and has one of the most productive and popular
"A German company that knows how to harness wind power is the best candidate to judge whether Lake Erie breezes can spin off power and jobs,
"Commissioners also approved a deal with
"They would be the first wind turbines on fresh water in the world. More importantly, an affiliated research-and-development center would develop turbine design and technology for an industry that's in its early stages, officials say. That could attract wind-energy manufacturers and suppliers to the region, with the potential for hundreds of jobs."
We notice that juwi International already has opened a From: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/08/the_first_wind.php
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This is great news. My friend at Juwi, Brian Starry, and I met sometime back to discuss collaborative opportunities over a nice meal at downtown's Pickwick and Frolic. I was thoroughly impressed with Juwi's community-based model and learning what Brian and Juwi had accomplished not just with the parent German firm but in several Kansas-based wind projects. I look foward to touching base with Mr. Starry soon to catch up and learn about these developments more intimately - from what I had heard there were several land-based studies in the works as well! I hope we manufacture the turbines here locally, of course - job potentials are so fantastic with this development becoming a reality on both land and lake... Thanks for the information, Bill!