The University of Delaware and Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica have signed a memorandum of understanding that could pave the way for a huge wind turbine at UD’s Campus in Lewes, DE next year.
While the UD Alumni Relations Blog has no clue what a “memorandum of understanding” is, we’re just going to assume there was a piece of papyrus that was signed with a quill pen, sealed with hot wax and stamped by UD President Harker’s ring. This may be completely incorrect, but that’s how we imagine it.
Before our imagination runs away with this post, let’s turn over the journalism to the professionals at our sister site UDaily:
In addition to providing carbon-free electricity generation, the project will 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.
UD President Patrick Harker said, “We’re thrilled to join with Gamesa on this project that will bring renewable energy to the Lewes campus and support UD’s cutting-edge research in sustainable technologies.”
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.
Also today (7/28) there will be a lecture at the UD Lewes campus on the results of a study of the feasibility of putting a turbine on campus. We’ll bet you $500 that the study found that it was indeed feasible. Any takers?
UD, Gamesa reach agreement to install coastal wind turbine [udel.edu/udaily]
Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica [gamesacorp.com]
UD College of Earth, Ocean and Environment [www.ceoe.udel.edu]
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