UD’s Wind Turbine

UD’s Wind Turbine is located at University of Delaware's Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes.

UD’s Wind Turbine is located at University of Delaware's Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes.

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The University's wind turbine is 2-megawatts. It takes advantage of Lewes, Delaware’s, strong coastal breezes. A typical turbine of this size provides enough emissions-free electricity to power about 500 average homes. In this case, it’s creating enough energy to power UD’s entire Lewes campus. In addition to clean energy, the turbine is allowing researchers and students to study corrosion from salt spray, impacts on birds and policy issues related to renewable energy.

To learn more about this project visit www.ceoe.udel.edu/LewesTurbine

Tammy Beeson