Environmental Considerations for Offshore Wind Farms in the Caribbean: A Puerto Rican Case Study

Mon, 02 Dec 2013 19:00:00 -0500

From an educational perspective, IGERT students from the three main disciplines of environment, engineering, and policy gained invaluable experience related to the integrative nature of offshore wind development in a novel setting - the Caribbean. Students were imersed in real-world issues related to offshore wind development, including complex ecosystems, a very different cultural setting, and multiple engineering challenges. Students and faculty also met with many stakeholders and government agencies. From these meetings, it is apparent that opportunities may unfold for specific research projects related to offshore wind development in Puerto Rico. These connections help support the secondary NSF strategic goal of Discovery.