Grand Valley: West Michigan Wind Assessment News GVSU West Michigan Wind Assessment News http://www.gvsu.edu/wind/ Sat, 25 May 2013 01:19:15 EST Grand Valley: West Michigan Wind Assessment News http://www.gvsu.edu/images/rsslogo.gif http://www.gvsu.edu/wind/ 112 33 New brief on public perceptions of offshore wind 2011-09-07 00:00:00.0 The latest issue brief is available - Citizen Views on Offshore Wind: Benefits, Challenges, and Information Gaps. It is available on the Project Documents section of the website.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/wind/module-news-view.htm?newsId=B570522A-DBD2-361C-5B2E87E61183D722 New brief available regarding offshore wind policy & public perspectives 2011-05-31 00:00:00.0 The WMWA project team is proud to announce the release of its third issue brief titled, "Offshore Wind Energy: Public Perspectives & Policy Considerations."



This brief summarizes uses peer-reviewed journal articles and technical reports about offshore wind developments to examine the social issues related to offshore wind. This includes public acceptance, visibility, noise and tourism. The final section reviews wind policy and regulatory issues in Michigan. Below is a link to the Issue Brief.

Offshore Wind Energy: Public Perspectives & Policy Considerations




Future issue briefs will examine environmental, economic and technological issues.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/wind/module-news-view.htm?newsId=C7FB040A-F1B1-0F4D-06E45526AC9CFCF2 Offshore Wind Videos now available 2011-03-01 00:00:00.0

The West Michigan Wind Assessment project team, working with GVSU

film student Ryan Gajewski, produced a series of short videos exploring the policy, social, and environmental dimensions of offshore wind energy development in Lake Michigan.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/wind/module-news-view.htm?newsId=7F08D4E3-DE6E-976A-A1914F7880CDE4E4 Information on wind energy leases added to Wind Energy Resources page.. 2011-02-25 00:00:00.0

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/wind/module-news-view.htm?newsId=B1AC900E-9EF5-564F-AE017FF54A7BA477 "Wind Power and Human Health" now available 2010-08-13 00:00:00.0 Issue Brief 2, "Wind Power and Human Health" is now available on the web site's project documents section.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/wind/module-news-view.htm?newsId=3BFFED57-C30F-20CA-6B0460028C525233 Issue Brief on Wind Energy Deployment now available 2010-05-19 00:00:00.0 The first of a series of issue briefs summarizes the factors that have influenced wind energy deployment around the country and around the world. It also brings the lessons home to West Michigan's coastal zone. The issue brief is located in the Project Documents section of the web site.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/wind/module-news-view.htm?newsId=B17ADB46-D31D-5290-214FC36C01D0ABAE Status and Trends Fact Sheet released 2010-03-03 00:00:00.0 Key findings from the Status and Trends report have been condensed into an accessible fact sheet. The Status and Trends Fact Sheet can be found on the Project Documents page.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/wind/module-news-view.htm?newsId=25B9CEFF-A81A-AB8D-E219D4AE01E7DD83 WGVU Morning Show features the West Michigan Wind Assessment 2010-01-26 00:00:00.0 West Michigan Wind Assessment investigator Dr. Erik Nordman was interviewed on the WGVU (radio) Morning Show with Shelley Irwin on Jan. 20, 2010.

www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/index.cfm

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/wind/module-news-view.htm?newsId=6C18506E-9834-850B-A082C92A808504DA GR Press Editorial: Harvesting the wind 2009-12-10 00:00:00.0 www.mlive.com/opinion/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/12/editorial_harvesting_the_wind.html

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/wind/module-news-view.htm?newsId=7A871099-9E94-4CFE-B3BB922C890A4E33 Holland Sentinel Editorial: Siting Wind Turbines 2009-12-02 00:00:00.0 www.hollandsentinel.com/opinions/x441565637/Our-view-Siting-wind-turbines-Yes-in-our-backyard

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/wind/module-news-view.htm?newsId=6FABC62F-091F-280A-C7466866CC940293 Muskegon Chronicle: Study says large turbines to be local decision 2009-11-29 00:00:00.0 www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/11/study_says_large_wind_turbines.html

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/wind/module-news-view.htm?newsId=6FB2F081-C99E-51E1-787B66EAF11657DB Muskegon Chronicle Editorial: Area needs to debate effects of turbines 2009-11-27 00:00:00.0 www.mlive.com/opinion/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/11/editorial_wind_power_area_need.html

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/wind/module-news-view.htm?newsId=6FB5DCB7-B6A8-AB25-206A1D1F2C39763F Status and Trends report released 2009-11-09 00:00:00.0 The Status and Trends report has been released and can be found on the Project Documents section of the West Michigan Wind Assessment web site.

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