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The University
of Delaware and Gamesa Technology Corporation joined forces to install a utility-scale 2-megawatt (2-MW) wind turbine at UD’s Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes. The joint venture, First State Marine Wind, is a partnership between UD-owned Blue Hen Wind and Gamesa USA.
This partnership came about because of synergies that emerged from wind research being conducted at UD’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment and College of Engineering, the State of Delaware’s interest in offshore wind, the City of Lewes’ interest in innovative energy opportunities, and Gamesa’s interest in improving its understanding of the effects of marine conditions such as salt spray on turbine coatings, corrosion, and avian impacts. More
Latest Updates
Update
5/8/12
Gamesa to service turbine through weekend
Over the next several days, Gamesa will perform service on the University of Delaware's wind turbine in Lewes. The turbine will not operate during the service period. The turbine is expected to resume operation the week of May 13.
News
4/20/12
Steering clear of corrosion
It's a problem many boaters face after cruising salty waters around Delaware's coast: corrosion. Rivets, rudders and other boat parts can start to disintegrate after seawater contacts different metals and causes damaging chemical reactions. More
News
6/24/11
Turbine generated research funds, energy for UD and community in first year
The University of Delaware's wind turbine produced 5.1 million kilowatt hours (kwh) of energy during its first year of operation, experts told seminar attendees at UD's Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes yesterday. That was enough to power UD's Lewes campus, with a surplus of 1.3 million kwh — sufficient for about 120 homes — sent to the Lewes Board of Public Works for use by the city's homeowners. More
Event
6/13/11
June 23: Wind turbine research seminar
How much energy does the University of Delaware's wind turbine create? What kinds of research are taking place on it? Find out at 7 p.m., Thursday, June 23, when the University will hold a seminar about the structure located at its Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes. More
News
5/3/11
Students certified to facilitate research at top of wind turbine
Graduate students DeAnna Sewell and Blaise Sheridan have taken the idea of "hands-on learning" to a whole new level. Literally. The pair earned certification to climb the University of Delaware's 2-megawatt wind turbine and recently completed their first ascent to the top of the 256-foot-tall machine. More
News
3/18/11
Land and Sea lecturer: U.S. wind energy future looks bright
A recently announced U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plan sets new goals for tapping the country's massive wind resource by 2020. Is it realistic? University of Delaware wind energy expert Willett Kempton told a standing-room-only crowd at the Friday, March 11, Land and Sea Lecture why he thinks it is. MoreTurbine
- Turbine model
- Gamesa G90
- Generator power
- 2 MW
- Tower height
- 256 feet
- Tower weight
- 203 tons
- Blade length
- 144 feet
Project status
Milestones:
- Turbine Operational
- Construction Completed
- Construction Begins
- City of Lewes Approves MOU
- UD, Gamesa Finalize Agreement
