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Wind resource assessment is an essential phase of any wind project and is often a determining factor in project viability. Until now, the most common way of doing wind assessment has been to purchase and install tall meteorological towers with lengthy permitting requirements that often incite local opposition before a wind study begins. The cost and time of this process often limits the ability of communities to assess more than one potential site, forcing developers to make educated guesses as to the best location.
Thanks to Second Wind's Community Wind Information Service, community wind developers can now:
- Conduct a rapid, cost-effective, credible assessment of the wind resource at a site
- Understand whether there is enough wind at a site to justify erecting a turbine, and what size and type of turbine would work best for the site
- Present findings to the community and other stakeholders with a clear, easy-to-understand Wind Information Report.
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Benefits of Community Wind Information Service
- Speed: Deploy Triton within hours, and receive your report within a month of completing your study.
- Mobility: Assess a number of sites without the delays and costs of moving towers.
- Height: Measure wind at and above hub heights, reducing uncertainty in power performance projections.
- Low impact: Avoid the visual and environmental impact of a tower.
- Cost effectiveness: Use state-of-the-art wind measurement technology without capital outlay.
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