Wind In The Cities – The Cleveland Example

What the wind industry means to Cleveland, and your city as well

Lorry Waggoner, July 12, 2017 (Windpower Engineering and Development)

“…[Though Cleveland has fallen from fifth to 51st in population, Forbes magazine named it 2016’s ‘Hottest City in America.’ It can nurture growth by leveraging] its legacy of industrialization, entrepreneurship, and innovation…[One way to generate jobs of the future is by tapping the abundant wind resource right off the] shores of Lake Erie. Not only can this resource supply an inexhaustible source of clean energy, the fundamental nature of this industry depends on engineering, manufacturing, fabrication, and maritime activities…Project Icebreaker, a demonstration project consisting of 6 Vestas 3.45 MW turbines 8-10 miles offshore of the Port of Cleveland, is poised for construction in 2019…[It] will generate 500 jobs during construction and add $168 million to the local economy…” click here for more

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