As reducing one’s environmental impact becomes increasingly important, a growing number of colleges and universities have determined that wind turbine installations are an excellent way to do so by generating clean electric power for their campuses.
Wind turbine installation is quickly becoming a popular option because it is one of the lowest-priced renewable energy technologies currently available, doesn’t pollute our air, or produce greenhouse gas emissions that are harmful to our environment.
For more information on Wind Energy visit the Department of Energy Web site:
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/wind_basics.html
To learn more about colleges and universities currently utilizing wind turbines to generate green power for their campus, check out the links below:
AASHE - Wind Power on Campus: Partial list of colleges and universities with wind turbine installations on campus grounds
http://www.aashe.org/resources/wind_campus.php
Academic Impressions – On-Demand Web Conference: Deploying a Wind Turbine for Your Campus
https://www.academicimpressions.com/on_demand/0507-wind-turbine.php
Wind Turbine Installations in the News...
Cape Cod Community College
http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/02/29/community-college-wins-grant-to-install-wind-turbine/
Babson College
http://www3.babson.edu/Newsroom/Releases/windturbineannounced.cfm
University of Minnesota – Morris
http://www.morris.umn.edu/ummnews/View.php?itemID=5178
