Offshore wind generates jobs.
Germany has 256,000 people working in renewable energy. This is a remarkable number for a young industry and shows the potential for renewable energy to create jobs and economic growth. Spain has created 188,000 jobs in its wind industry in just the past 10 years. Realizing this potential for Ontario and The Great Lakes region will begin with Trillium Power's offshore wind developments.
Trillium Power Wind Corporation will invest approximately $2.5 billion into its first offshore wind development (TPW1) and:
- Create 2,500 direct and indirect jobs.
- Advance a new era of green collar manufacturing in The Great Lakes region.
- Create new demand for local suppliers of products and services.
Manufacturing: surpassing the Auto Pact.
Ontario and The Great Lakes region needs new manufacturing jobs. A report by Helimax to the Ontario Energy Board indicates that the Ontario side of The Great Lakes alone could reasonably generate 34,500 MW of power. If 100 5-MW turbines are installed each year, it will take 69 years to tap this potential – 29 years longer than the North American Auto Pact has already been in force. Given present concerns for jobs in the automotive industry, the job creating prospects for an offshore wind power sector in Ontario and The Great Lakes region is strongly encouraging.
The development of a full offshore wind turbine supply-chain in Ontario and The Great Lakes region, anchored by Trillium Power's offshore wind developments, and including other Great Lakes based offshore wind farms, would create many times the number of green-collar manufacturing jobs created by TPW1 alone.
Research and teaching positions.
In addition to new manufacturing jobs, the wind power sector will require new research and training programs from post secondary educational institutions. Through the TaiWind consortium, Trillium Power Wind Corporation has partnered with St. Lawrence College and the First Nations Technical Institute to develop such programs and position Ontario and The Great Lakes region as a leader of this sector in North America. Trillium Power continues to actively work on innovative solutions to harness the educational and R&D resources on a Great Lakes region-wide basis.
Wind power is a new industry in the making and Offshore Wind is at the leading-edge of wind development and manufacturing. Trillium Power Wind Corporation is at the fore-front creating high-value "green-collar" jobs for Ontario and The Great Lakes region.