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Shepherd’s Well Wind Measurement Tower

In early November 2004, Williams put up a 50 meter (165 foot) measurement tower in Hopkins Memorial forest near the crest of the Taconic Ridge in Massachusetts. The tower supports anemometers at 50, 40, and 30 meters, wind vanes at 50 and 40 meters, and a thermometer. The… Continue reading »

Wind

Power output of a wind turbine rises as the cube of wind speed. Wind turbines operate within a narrow range of wind speeds - if the wind is too slow, the turbine won't turn, and if it's too fast, the turbine will shed the wind rather than risk damage to the turbine. Wind speeds of over 6.5 meters per second are typically necessary for economic wind energy generation. Continue reading »