WindScape Brooklyn: Where Local Content Powers New York’s Clean Energy Future

On the edge of Sunset Park’s working waterfront, a new chapter in New York’s clean-energy story has begun. WindScape Brooklyn, the city’s first immersive offshore wind learning center, officially opened its doors with a community ribbon-cutting that brought together educators, policymakers, and residents eager to see how offshore wind can shape local opportunity.

LocalContent.com was there firsthand to witness the debut — and can confirm that this project is a benchmark for local content in action: collaboration between public agencies, private industry, and community organizations creating measurable economic and social impact.

Developed through a partnership among Empire Wind, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the center sits across from the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) — the future hub for assembling and staging New York’s offshore wind turbines.

WindScape Brooklyn invites visitors to explore how wind becomes power through hands-on exhibits that connect science and innovation to real-world opportunity. The free, multilingual center doubles as a community hub, offering space for local groups, educators, and workforce programs.

“WindScape Brooklyn bridges clean energy and community development,” said a LocalContent.com representative at the event. “It demonstrates how infrastructure projects can generate not only renewable power, but public trust, jobs, and educational access.”

True to offshore wind’s spirit of hyper-collaboration, WindScape Brooklyn was guided by a Design Committee formed in 2024. Meeting quarterly, the committee brought together educators, city agencies, workforce advocates, and local nonprofits to shape the center’s design and content.

Committee Members Include:‍

• Felicia Chang (Sunset Park High School)
• Jennifer Dupont (Equinor)
• Lisa Futterman (Workforce Development Institute)
• Soumya Gokuli (NYCEDC)
• Janna M. Herndon (NYSERDA)
• Sam Jung (NYCEDC)
• Keith Kinch (Browning the Green Space)
• LaShawn Muhammad (Central Brooklyn LDC)
• Michael Partis (Red Hook Initiative)
• Diana Reyna (Strategic Consulting LLC)
• Trevor Reynolds (Vestas)

Exhibit text appears in English, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese, ensuring accessibility for Sunset Park’s diverse community.

WindScape Brooklyn features eight core exhibits, from the StoryBox Theater — a 29-foot immersive screen exploring how wind, people, and landscapes intersect — to Tools of the Trade, which highlights careers and technology in the offshore wind industry.

Other exhibits teach how turbines work, how energy reaches the grid, and how environmental impacts are studied and reduced. Visitors can also see how local infrastructure connects to statewide climate and sustainability goals.

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Admission is free on Thursdays and Saturdays, with school and workforce visits available during the week. The space also offers no-cost reservations for community organizations — a tangible investment in local benefit.

WindScape’s K-12 programming introduces students to scientific observation, testing, and analysis through hands-on learning. Field trips accommodate up to 30 students and align with STEM curricula. Coming soon: an internship program and SBMT site tours, linking classroom concepts to real-world offshore wind projects.

During the opening, LocalContent.com observed how students and families interacted with the exhibits — evidence of how education can serve as an early bridge into the green-energy economy. “This is measurable local content at work,” said Renita Certain, Senior Consultant of Workforce and Community Development for LocalContent.com. “It advances workforce participation, community benefit, and stakeholder engagement — the foundation of local content certification.”

WindScape Brooklyn is powered by the vision of Empire Wind, located 15–30 miles southeast of Long Island. The project spans 80,000 acres and will generate 810 megawatts (MW) of renewable power — enough to supply 500,000 New York homes. Beyond clean electricity, the initiative supports thousands of U.S. jobs and a growing domestic supply chain.

WindScape gives those statistics human meaning — showing how global projects translate into local benefits through education, training, and small-business opportunity.

From a LocalContent.com assessment perspective, WindScape Brooklyn exemplifies high-performance local content readiness:

• Workforce development through K-12 and internship pathways
• Community benefit investment via free access and programming
• Public-private partnership across agencies and industry leaders
• Cultural inclusion through multilingual, accessible design

It’s a living benchmark for the kind of collaboration needed as the U.S. scales up its offshore wind and domestic content goals. By integrating education, innovation, and equity, WindScape Brooklyn positions Sunset Park — and New York City — at the center of America’s clean-energy economy.

Visit WindScape Brooklyn
Address: 34 35th Street, 6th Floor, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY 11232
Email: windscapebrooklyn@equinor.com
Website: www.windscapebrooklyn.com
Hours: Free admission Thursdays and Saturdays; school visits Tuesdays–Fridays

WindScape Brooklyn is where the power of wind meets the power of people — and LocalContent.com can testify that it’s a model for how clean-energy innovation, community collaboration, and local content performance come together to create real, lasting value.

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