In March 2011, John Dempsey, then Executive Director of Facilities and Services, signed the conservation plan for the State Threatened Franklin's ground squirrel at the South Farms location (for wind turbine installation).
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Wind Turbine Proposed Location
61802
Urbana
, IL
United States
Illinois
Projects at this location
| Project | Description |
|---|---|
| Broad Agency Announcement |
Projects must be related to the agency's responsibilities for maintaining and improving the viability of marine and coastal ecosystems, for delivering valuable weather, climate, and water information and services, for understanding the science and consequences of climate change, and for supporting the global commerce and transportation upon which we all depend. |
| Advanced Grid and Research Development |
This program accelerates discovery and innovation in electric transmission and distribution technologies and create "next generation" devices, software, tools, and techniques to help modernize the electric grid. |
| Wind Energy Technologies Office |
The Wind Energy Technologies office invests in activities that enable the innovations needed to advance U.S. wind systems, while continuing to address market and deployment barriers, including siting and environmental impacts. WETO is dedicated to driving down the cost of wind energy with more efficient, more reliable, and more predictable wind energy systems. |
| Energy for Sustainability |
The program supports fundamental engineering research that will enable innovative processes for the sustainable production of electricity and fuels, and for energy storage. These processes must be environmentally benign, reduce greenhouse gas production, and use renewable resources. |
| Wind Turbine Generator(s) on South Farms |
Wind Turbine Generators (WTG) on South Farms was originally proposed by the Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) in 2003.The project required the installation of up to three wind turbines on campus to show the university's intent to invest in renewable energy. Even though the project was approved in 2005, it never took off and was, eventually, cancelled by the Chancellor in 2008. Following that, the students tried to revive the project but the project died in May 2011 when the ICECF grant was expired. |
Project Updates
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3/11/2011
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3/8/2011
A modified version of the site location for the wind turbine was proposed.