Offshore Wind Council Resources

Staff Recommendations for Council Member Reading

• 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)
  

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Other Background Resources

Michigan Information, Studies, and Initiatives

• Great Lakes Bathymetry Maps (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
• Michigan Wind Resource Maps
• Michigan’s Offshore Wind Potential Study by Michigan State University Land Policy Institute
  (September 2008; PDF 1.26MB)
• Michigan Wind Energy and Transmission Study (in progress)/Michigan Planning Consortium’s Renewable and Other Generation Integration Workgroup
• 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