St. Olaf to construct a wind turbine on campus
Submitted by Griff Wigley on Tue, 08/31/2004 - 3:56pm.
I heard the rumor late this afternoon at Carleton's wind turbine construction site that Pete Sandburg, St. Olaf's Director of Facilities, was ready to announce that the college had reached an agreement to build a wind turbine on campus, same size as Carleton's 1.65 megawatt turbine. Maybe this news is related:
Xcel Energy announces proposed renewable energy project selections
"Twenty-five proposed renewable energy projects featuring hydroelectric, biomass, wind, solar and biofuel technologies have been selected to receive more than $22 million from the Xcel Energy (NYSE: XEL) Renewable Development Fund... St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn., to install a wind turbine on campus and use the energy for the college