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This [Cape Wind project] is precisely the kind of renewable energy that pretty much every Earth Day speech since 1970 has demanded that we develop. Now that it's finally here, though--now that we're talking about particular windmills in particular places, not abstract and squeaky clean 'wind power'--people aren't so sure...But I've given my share of Earth Day speeches, and seen the effect they had. Sooner or later you've got to do something.

-- Bill McKibben, Author of The End of Nature




 

Both traditional cup (left) and ultrasonic anemometers (right) are being used to measure wind speed, direction and variability.

Gathering site-specific weather data is an important requirement for every wind park project, on land and offshore. The Scientific Monitoring Station currently erected on Horseshoe Shoal is providing comprehensive data for the area where the park will be sited, including wind, wave, tide height, current and water temperature information.

The tower is 196 feet tall and is measuring wind at three different levels.  The data collected will provide information for the environmental research and design of the offshore wind park on Horseshoe Shoal. The instruments on the tower are powered by solar panels and a small wind turbine.

Cape Wind worked with several Cape Cod companies to build and erect the data tower including AGM Marine of Mashpee, Cape and Islands Steel of Hyannis, Woods Hole Group of East Falmouth, Patriot Party Boats of Falmouth and ESS Group, Inc. of Sandwich and Wellesley. 

Click here to see photos of the scientific monitoring station.

Click here to see the current conditions in Nantucket Sound.



Project Overview :: Measuring Offshore Conditions   

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