WindScape Brooklyn, New York's first offshore wind education center, opens in Sunset Park * Brooklyn Paper

"WindScape Brooklyn features eight exhibits developed with direct input from the local community, including the Workforce Development Institute, Red Hook Initiative, Sunset Park High School, Central Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation and others. Reflecting the neighborhood's diversity, all exhibit text is available in English, Spanish and Simplified Chinese. Designed with the community in mind, the center's layout was reviewed by the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access at the University at Buffalo."

"The Sunset Park community celebrated the opening of New York's first immersive learning center focused on offshore wind energy with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 19. It educates visitors of all ages about the critical role offshore wind plays as a renewable energy source and its contribution to New York's economic and sustainable future. Visitors can also learn about SBMT's ongoing transformation into a state-of-the-art maritime hub that will power the city's energy future."

"WindScape Brooklyn, located across from the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT), was developed in collaboration with Empire Wind, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and community and educational partners. The center explores how wind, people, and landscape work together to drive technological innovation through interactive exhibits and programming."

WindScape Brooklyn opened Sept. 19 in Sunset Park across from the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT). The immersive center focuses on offshore wind energy and was developed with Empire Wind, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and community and educational partners. Interactive exhibits demonstrate how wind, people, and landscape drive technological innovation. The center educates visitors of all ages about offshore wind's role in renewable energy and New York's economic and sustainable future while highlighting SBMT's transformation into a state-of-the-art maritime hub. Eight exhibits were developed with local input and present text in English, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese. The layout was reviewed for accessibility and includes a multi-use classroom, co-lab, and a 29-foot immersive story box theater for programs, field trips, and internships.

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