Scandinavian wind power companies were in Ludington December 1st to test the waters about a potential wind farm.

The Ludington Daily News reports that representatives from Mason and Oceana counties met with Harald Dirdal, project manager for Havgul Clean Energy, and Steven Warner, CEO of Scandia Wind.

[Dirdal and Warner] said today they are interested in developing plans for offshore wind turbines in Lake Michigan, and are interested in the area because of its proximity to the electricity distribution grid — through the Ludington Pumped Storage Plant — and large electricity consumption areas in Chicago, Detroit and other cities.

“We’ve been looking at it for a while, exploring the possibilities,” Dirdal said, adding that his company is interested in developing plans for the project and then selling them to a company that will build and operate the facility.

Read the full article here. There has been a flurry of activity over the potential wind energy from Lake Michigan as of late. Grand Valley State University will be using a $1.4 million dollar grant to study year round wind data on the lake. And last month it was announced that Michigan State University will receive $83,806 to study wind potential in the state. MSU will install anemometers in Antrim, Delta, Gratiot, Hillsdale, and Mason counties.

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