20.7兆瓦的破冰工程已经收到了从美国军队的工程师建造的绿灯,推进了2021年建造北美第一个淡水海上风电场的计划。

俄亥俄州选址板的最终批准预计将于6月份预计。

Construction permitting for the six-turbine project, planned in Lake Erie, 8 miles north of Cleveland, was announced March 25 by the Cleveland-based Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo), the nonprofit public-private developer partnering with the Norwegian-owned Fred Olsen Renewables, a subsidiary of Bonheur ASA. The project will use a mono bucket as the turbine foundation.

许可证来自美国陆军军团两年以上的审查,该公司负责管理和执行河流和港口法案的规定和清洁水法。

“The issuance of the permit represents a big step forward for this thoroughly reviewed project,” says LEEDCo President Lorry Wagner. “This project represents the first step toward realizing the substantial potential of making our region a national hub for wind energy.”