The document discusses the Wolfe Island Shoals offshore wind farm project in Lake Ontario, Canada. Some key points: - It will be a 300 MW offshore wind facility costing $1.5 billion Canadian dollars. - It faces special challenges related to permitting, engineering, logistics, and financing of an offshore wind farm in the Great Lakes. - ORTECH has been appointed project manager and discusses the project schedule, permitting process, engineering considerations like soil testing and foundation design, turbine selection, marine transport and installation logistics, operation and maintenance planning, and financing.

1. Navigating the Offshore Shoals How Not to Go Aground in the Great Lakes Wolfe Island Shoals A Case Study in Offshore Wind Farm Project Management Pulling It All Together An Exercise in Permitting & Logistics Presented by: Andrew Chant/Uwe Roeper Infocast Freshwater Great Lakes Offshore Wind Conference July 19 - 21, 2010 Cleveland, Ohio

3. Location of Wolfe Island Shoals

14. Wolfe Island Shoals – Boundary & Connection Point

23. The Importance of Soil Testing Photo Courtesy of Advanced Offshore Solution

26. Required Port Facilities Photo Courtesy of Advanced Offshore Solutions

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