Comments on: Great Lakes: The Next Great Offshore Wind Power Source http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/05/great-lakes-the-next-great-offshore-wind-power-source/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elizabeth Barr http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/05/great-lakes-the-next-great-offshore-wind-power-source/#comment-5583 Elizabeth Barr Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:25:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2281#comment-5583 While wind farms in the Great Lakes seem like a great idea, both the Canadian and U.S. governments should look at the total picture as it might affect the great North American flight paths of migratory birds. The huge off-shore wind project proposed for eastern Lake Ontario is in the same area as on-shore projects which are at this time being built, about to be built and planned for. That's just one end of one lake. Migration routes must be taken into account in placement and planning of wind developments. We must be careful that a wall of turbines is not built along the Great Lakes. It is time for governments on both sides of the border to be cooperating with each other to address this issue. While wind farms in the Great Lakes seem like a great idea, both the Canadian and U.S. governments should look at the total picture as it might affect the great North American flight paths of migratory birds. The huge off-shore wind project proposed for eastern Lake Ontario is in the same area as on-shore projects which are at this time being built, about to be built and planned for. That’s just one end of one lake.

Migration routes must be taken into account in placement and planning of wind developments. We must be careful that a wall of turbines is not built along the Great Lakes. It is time for governments on both sides of the border to be cooperating with each other to address this issue.

]]> By: Elizabeth Barr http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/05/great-lakes-the-next-great-offshore-wind-power-source/#comment-22417 Elizabeth Barr Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:25:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2281#comment-22417 While wind farms in the Great Lakes seem like a great idea, both the Canadian and U.S. governments should look at the total picture as it might affect the great North American flight paths of migratory birds. The huge off-shore wind project proposed for eastern Lake Ontario is in the same area as on-shore projects which are at this time being built, about to be built and planned for. That's just one end of one lake. Migration routes must be taken into account in placement and planning of wind developments. We must be careful that a wall of turbines is not built along the Great Lakes. It is time for governments on both sides of the border to be cooperating with each other to address this issue. While wind farms in the Great Lakes seem like a great idea, both the Canadian and U.S. governments should look at the total picture as it might affect the great North American flight paths of migratory birds. The huge off-shore wind project proposed for eastern Lake Ontario is in the same area as on-shore projects which are at this time being built, about to be built and planned for. That’s just one end of one lake.

Migration routes must be taken into account in placement and planning of wind developments. We must be careful that a wall of turbines is not built along the Great Lakes. It is time for governments on both sides of the border to be cooperating with each other to address this issue.

]]> By: Eric http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/05/great-lakes-the-next-great-offshore-wind-power-source/#comment-5582 Eric Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:21:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2281#comment-5582 It's about time someone started moving in this direction. I did some research in 2006-2007 on wind farms and remember thinking, "Gee, why don't they build them on the great lakes? Steady winds, reasonable depths, and no salt corrosion to deal with!" Nice to see someone else finally thought so too! It’s about time someone started moving in this direction. I did some research in 2006-2007 on wind farms and remember thinking, “Gee, why don’t they build them on the great lakes? Steady winds, reasonable depths, and no salt corrosion to deal with!” Nice to see someone else finally thought so too!

]]> By: Eric http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/05/great-lakes-the-next-great-offshore-wind-power-source/#comment-22416 Eric Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:21:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2281#comment-22416 It's about time someone started moving in this direction. I did some research in 2006-2007 on wind farms and remember thinking, "Gee, why don't they build them on the great lakes? Steady winds, reasonable depths, and no salt corrosion to deal with!" Nice to see someone else finally thought so too! It’s about time someone started moving in this direction. I did some research in 2006-2007 on wind farms and remember thinking, “Gee, why don’t they build them on the great lakes? Steady winds, reasonable depths, and no salt corrosion to deal with!” Nice to see someone else finally thought so too!

]]> By: Heather http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/05/great-lakes-the-next-great-offshore-wind-power-source/#comment-5581 Heather Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:52:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2281#comment-5581 I hope they put a lot of thought into appropriate locations for turbines, considering storms on the lake can be quite violent and there is still a great deal of shipping through it. I hope they put a lot of thought into appropriate locations for turbines, considering storms on the lake can be quite violent and there is still a great deal of shipping through it.

]]> By: Heather http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/05/great-lakes-the-next-great-offshore-wind-power-source/#comment-22415 Heather Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:52:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2281#comment-22415 I hope they put a lot of thought into appropriate locations for turbines, considering storms on the lake can be quite violent and there is still a great deal of shipping through it. I hope they put a lot of thought into appropriate locations for turbines, considering storms on the lake can be quite violent and there is still a great deal of shipping through it.

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