The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) announced Thursday that the Business Network for Offshore Wind has been awarded $1.25 million to develop and implement the Offshore Wind Experience Hub on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The project aims to address the lack of public awareness and education about ocean air.
Gov. mentioned. Wes Moore this announcement and other offshore wind energy initiatives at the International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum. To further Maryland’s clean energy goals, the governor further outlined the MEA’s focus on funding projects that will advance offshore wind and prioritize wind energy partnerships.
The main audience for this project is children who go to school from elementary to high school and will educate the public with a variety of programs that cater to all ages, educational levels, and abilities.
This project will also collaborate with Maryland partners including the Maryland Institute College of Arts Center for Social Design, National Aquarium in Baltimore, US Wind and Ørsted to successfully design, implement and integrate the Hub with school programs, such as in Career and Technical Education (CTE) and field trips.
The physical center will contain educational and interactive exhibits in the areas of economic benefits, workforce development, physics and engineering, earth science, and environmental and wildlife science. Programming and education will be open to all communities to break down traditional barriers to education, such as income level.
The MEA Open Energy Grant Program was created to provide funding opportunities for projects that support Maryland’s ongoing efforts to develop affordable, reliable, sustainable, and clean energy, but are not in the current grant portfolio. MEA program. This grant will receive funding from the MEAs Offshore Wind Business Development Fund.
