Is it Windy Enough in South Carolina?
Dec/Jan 10
The first step was installation of an anemometer at the end of the Georgetown Fishing Pier. The device will collect data on wind speed for several months; if it seems promising, Santee Cooper hopes to install a small-scale, two-kilowatt wind turbine at the location. The project is first and foremost a demonstration of the potential of wind power - the turbine would be linked to the Internet so students and other interested citizens could check out the power output on a real-time basis.
The project is important because, if all goes well, it could prove the viability of smaller-scale wind power production in South Carolina. Santee Cooper has already researched land-based wind speeds and found that they are not strong enough to propel industrial-scale wind turbines; but it is hoping that green power generation on a smaller scale will turn out to be an attractive alternative.
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