“This agreement underscores our commitment to provide value to our clients by combining our knowledge and experience with the best available tools,” said Robert Poore, president of GEC. “By delivering on-demand information on the web, Firstlook gives us access to a source of nearly instantaneous wind resource information.  We look forward to having Firstlook as one of the tools we use to quickly estimate the wind resource in areas where limited or no meteorological tower data is available.”

“We’re thrilled to work with GEC and provide value to their already outstanding wind consulting services,“ said Brian Reidy, 3TIER’s Executive Vice President of Market Development. “Firstlook is the quickest way to discover, purchase and download accurate wind resource assessments online.”

Terms of the agreement provide GEC a discounted price on an anticipated volume of Firstlook reports. GEC will provide 3TIER with ideas for product enhancements to help with 3TIER’s goals of meeting the industry’s need for accurate, statistically documented, wind resource information.

In June 2007, following a year of technical development, 3TIER launched Firstlook wind assessment, an innovative, web-based tool that provides a fast, cost-effective, thorough wind resource and power assessment. Users now have online access to the first geographically seamless national wind data set that has undergone rigorous validation.

Firstlook can be found on the web at firstlook.3tiergroup.com.

About 3TIER
Founded in 1999, Seattle-based 3TIER is the largest independent provider of wind, solar and hydro energy assessment and power forecasting worldwide. People around the world turn to 3TIER when they want the best scientific information to make decisions about their renewable energy projects—from the prospecting stage to operations. For more information, visit 3tiergroup.com.

About Global Energy Concepts
Global Energy Concepts, LLC (GEC) is a multi-discipline engineering and technology consulting firm providing services to clients involved in the wind energy industry. Recognized as leaders in the industry, the firm specializes in the analysis, design, testing, and management of wind energy systems and projects. Their experience includes both utility-scale and small-scale applications of wind energy technologies. GEC combines technical expertise, managerial capabilities, and common-sense financial and business knowledge to provide comprehensive consulting services to assist their clients in meeting their objectives.  For more information, visit globalenergyconcepts.com.