Here’s a closer look at how OSU Extension helped bring wind energy to Van Wert and Paulding counties (video, 4:08).
Month: October 2012
Ohio State is going big on wind energy
Ohio State made a big renewable energy announcement this morning:
The Ohio State University today announced it has signed a letter of intent with Iberdrola Renewables to purchase 50 megawatts (MW) of wind energy capacity from the Blue Creek Wind Farm, located in Van Wert and Paulding counties in Ohio. The purchase of clean, renewable wind energy capacity equates to approximately 25 percent of the entire Columbus campus electricity load, and is one of the single largest purchases of actual renewable energy by any university in the country.
OSU Extension played a key role in this wind farm coming to Ohio. Read the story.
‘I’m interested in how species adjust to urbanisation’
Katy Edgington of the website Science Omega (United Kingdom) interviews Stan Gehrt of the School of Environment and Natural Resources on his and Cecilia Hennessy’s recent research on monogamy in urban coyotes.
Nov. 1: ‘Future Directions for Organic Agriculture Research’
Here are the latest details on the Nov. 1 autumn symposium of our Organic Food and Farming Education and Research program. The hours have been adjusted and the registration fee has been eliminated (lunch is free, too) since the first notice went out.
‘It’s one of the best drainage management practices there is in agriculture right now’
A new field drainage technology, installed at our Molly Caren Agricultural Center during Farm Science Review two weeks ago, could help reduce runoff from farm fields and reduce the risk of harmful algae blooms in Lake Erie and other Ohio lakes.