Council Reports and Work Products
- September 2009 report
- October 2010 report
- Council’s Input on Legislation (3/3/2010)
Outreach Materials
- Wind Resource Area Brochure
- Summer 2010 Community Meeting Presentation (9MB)
- Community Meeting Posters
- Summary of Mapping Criteria and Results
Other
- Council Meeting Materials
- Council’s Statement About Scandia/Havgul Project
Staff Recommendations for Council Member Reading (as of March 2009)
- Planning for Offshore Wind Development in Michigan’s Great Lakes: Background Materials
(Klepinger 2009; PDF, 692 KB) - Legal and Regulatory Framework for Siting Offshore Wind Energy Facilities
(Hoagland et al. 2006; PDF, 1.1 MB) - Rhode Island Offshore Wind Stakeholders Final Report
(RIOER 2008; PDF 90 KB) - Offshore Wind Farms and the Environment: Danish Experiences from Horns Rev and Nysted
(Danish Energy Authority 2006; PDF, 4 MB) - Guidance Notes – Offshore Wind Farm Consents [Permitting] Process
(DTI 2004; PDF, 211 KB) - Analysis of Future Offshore Wind Farm Development in Ontario
(Helimax Energy Inc. 2008; PDF, 1.3 MB) - Michigan Great Lakes Offshore Wind: Permitting Dry Run Final Report
(May 2008; PDF 504kb) - U.S. Department of Interior, Mineral Management Service,
Final Rule on Offshore Wind Leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf
(April 29, 2009; PDF 10.4 MB) - U.S. Offshore Wind Energy: A Path Forward
(October 2009; 1.66 MB)
Other Background Resources
Michigan Information, Studies, and Initiatives
- Great Lakes Bathymetry Maps (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
- NREL Michigan 90 Meter Wind Resource Map
- Michigan’s Offshore Wind Potential Study
(Michigan State University Land Policy Institute, September 2008; PDF 1.26MB) - Michigan Wind Energy Resource Zone Board
- Michigan Wind Working Group
East Coast
- Ken Salazar Approves Cape Wind Project (The Boston Hearld, 4/28/2010)
- Cape Wind Environmental Impact Statement
- Comments of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation on Cape Wind Project
(April 2, 2010; PDF 520 KB)
Canada and Great Lakes States
- New York Power Authority – RFP for Great Lakes Offshore Wind Project (December 2009, PDF 190 KB)
- Harnessing Wisconsin’s Energy Resources: An Initial Investigation Into Great Lakes Wind Development
(January 15, 2009; PDF 2.78 MB) - Wind Turbine Placement Favorability Analysis Map—Methodology Narratives, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
(April 2, 2009; PDF 193 kb) - Analysis of Future Offshore Wind Farm Development in Ontario
(April 2008; PDF 1.34 MB) - New York Power Authority Great Lakes Wind Power Project
- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Approves Anemometer in Lake Ontario—Toronto Hydro Energy Services
(link posted 10/29/2009)
Europe
- UK – COWRIE (Collaborative Offshore Wind Research into the Environment)
Wind Integration and Transmission Planning
- Utility Wind Integration Group
- Joint Coordinated System Plan (JCSP)
- U.S. Department of Energy Wind Energy and Transmission Integration Study
- U.S. Department of Energy 20% Wind Energy by 2030 Report
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory Wind Systems Integration Research
- Wind Resources and Transmission Map