In early 2006 Green Energy Ohio (GEO) announced the introduction of the Ohio Anemometer Loan Program (ALP). GEO, in conjunction with the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has designed this program to help promote the development of windpower in Ohio.
Under the Ohio ALP, qualified applicants can borrow all the equipment necessary to conduct a wind resource assessment study, including a temporary meteorological tower, data logger and instrumentation. Study services, such as site inspection, equipment installation, data validation and program management will be provided. Selected candidates are responsible for providing funding for the final study report. 50 meter meteorological towers are available through the program to support mid to large scale projects. The Ohio ALP is designed to provide monitoring studies for organizations that plan to install one or more wind turbines with a total capacity of at least 100 kW but less than 5 MW. At the conclusion of the 12 month study, ALP Site Sponsors will have data that can be used to accurately calculate the electrical power that could be generated from either mid-sized or large scale wind turbines at the monitoring site.
For more information please click on the link above or contact Emily Sautter, GEO Wind Program Manager at Emily@GreenEnergyOhio.org