Nunez Community College in Chalmette was recently announced as a partner in the Gulf Louisiana Offshore Wind (GLOW) Propeller Consortium, one of 31 Tech Hubs newly designated by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA).
The announcement was made Oct. 23 by the Biden administration, which narrowed hundreds of applications to 31 recipients.
An EDA press release described the Tech Hub designation as “a strong endorsement of a region’s plan to supercharge a critical technology ecosystem and become a global leader over the next decade.” Tech Hubs are eligible to apply for up to $70 million in EDA grants.
The GLOW Propeller Consortium is led by Louisiana State University and consists of academic, industry and government partners. Higher education partners include Nunez, Delgado Community College, Southern University, Tulane University, the University of New Orleans and Xavier University. Industry partners include Gulf Wind Technology, RWE and Sev1 Tech. Government partners include Greater New Orleans, Inc., the Water Institute of the Gulf, Louisiana Economic Development, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, the City of New Orleans and Port Fourchon.
Nunez is positioned to be a major contributor to wind energy in Southeast Louisiana thanks to its partnership with Energy Innovation of Norway to develop a Global Wind Organisation-sanctioned curriculum and training center for offshore wind turbines. Nunez Emergency Medical Services Education Program Chair Don Mieger and Instrumentation Instructor Alex Mulvaney traveled to Egersund, Norway, in early November to train with Energy Innovation to teach offshore wind turbine maintenance and safety methods. Mieger and Mulvaney will soon instruct and certify instructors for Nunez’s Wind Energy Technology program.
