Rolling up to the Assumption Abbey, the view just took my breath away. Father Terrance, a long time board member of the Dakota Resource Council, greeted us in. The Monks welcomed us with a dinner and joined us in front of the chapel for a presentation on the Renewable Energy Bus Tour and locally owned wind. Sister Paula joined us on behalf of the local wind project at the monastery. It was quite an event, with about 30 people in the audience and a dynamic discussion following the presentation. We learned about a proposed wind project near to the Abbey, and had some great questions asked about wind development and weather patterns.
The next morning we visited sister Paula for a closer look at the 10 year running wind project at the monastery. She was kind enough to do an interview about the process, successes and obstacles of pursuing a locally owned wind project, (check back soon for footage of the interview). At the base of the two 100 KW wind turbines the llamas were roaming, which are raised on pasture and their fur is used by the nuns to spin wool and knit beautiful garments.
1 comment:
Interesting report - keep up the good work! (but you might double check the "100 MW" wind generators - don't think they make them that big)
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