The Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) recently began a comprehensive geotechnical investigation of the soils under Lake Erie where they plan to install six Mono Bucket foundations for the Icebreaker offshore wind project. LEEDCo will test the soil and collect samples at each of the six locations, the same type of tests that are…
Effort to develop offshore wind in Lake Erie becomes multi-state partnership
The County Council of Erie County, Pennsylvania voted unanimously yesterday to join the Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo), the non-profit organization based in Northeast Ohio leading the effort to develop the offshore wind industry in Lake Erie. Erie County becomes the first county outside of Ohio to join the public-private partnership. Membership allows Erie…
Lake Erie Energy Development Corp selects Bechtel and others to develop Lake Erie wind farm
Bechtel Development Co, Cavallo Great Lakes Ohio Wind, and Great Lakes Wind Energy form company to address all stages of development Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) has selected a team of three companies to develop an offshore wind farm on Lake Erie, the first project of its kind in North America. The three partner…
Twenty-MW wind farm headed to Lake Erie
The first offshore wind farm to launch may not be off highly publicized Cape Cod but in the less controversial waters of the North Coast, off Cleveland, Ohio. GE Wind and Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) of Northern Ohio recently announced a long-term partnership beginning with the development of the first fresh water offshore…