Gamesa to Install Wind Turbine in Delaware
LEWES, DELAWARE: The University of Delaware (UD) and Gamesa Corporacin Tecnolgica have signed an agreement that could facilitate the installation of a utility-scale 2.0 MW Gamesa wind turbine at UD’s Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes next year.The agreement was reached in a memorandum of understanding signed by representatives of UD and Gamesa in regards to harnessing wind power, with a final accord anticipated in September.In addition to providing carbon-free electricity generation, the project is expected to enhance University research in areas such as turbine corrosion, avian impacts, and policy issues related to renewable energy. A coastal turbine also enables many types of research needed to develop ocean turbines.The project is inspired by the work of UD College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE) professors Jeremy Firestone and Willett Kempton, who have studied the amount of power supplied by Delaware’s offshore winds as well as public reaction to and policies for wind-energy use. A coastal turbine also enables many types of research needed to develop ocean turbines.The project is inspired by the work of UD College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE) professors Jeremy Firestone and Willett Kempton, who have studied the amount of power supplied by Delaware’s offshore winds as well as public reaction to and policies for wind-energy use.
