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June 15, 2009

Second Wind Inc. Helps City of Boston in Harbor Island Wind Prospecting

Triton Sonic Wind Profiler Used in 3-Month Moon Island Study

By Naomi Pierce

Dorchester, Massachusetts

The winds that blew clipper ships into the Boston Harbor will soon provide light and power for the city that remains on the leading edge of economic development - Boston. As Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino's vision of a sustainable future takes shape, the city today announced that it is examining the feasibility of wind power in the Boston Harbor Islands. The first feasibility study will be conducted on Moon Island and benefits from leading-edge wind assessment technology donated by Massachusetts-based Second Wind Inc.

"Second Wind and other green tech firms are one of the Boston area's best resources for economic development and for a more sustainable future."

At a press conference in front of the 100 kW wind turbine at the IBEW Local 103, the city thanked Massachusetts-based Second Wind Inc. for donating the use of its Triton Sonic Wind Profiler to conduct wind studies at Moon Island, the first planned site. 

“Wind assessment is an important component of our wind siting study,” said Jim Hunt, Boston’s Chief of Environmental and Energy Services. “In this study, we are benefitting from the most advanced wind resource assessment technology to get much more data about what the wind is doing.”

Second Wind develops technology for the global wind industry. Second Wind’s Triton is an advanced, portable sodar system that bounces sound waves off the atmosphere to measure wind speed and direction up to 200 meters high. Replacing a  60- or 80-meter meteorological  tower and providing much more data, the Triton is changing the way the wind industry does site assessments.

“We’re pleased to be benefiting from locally grown, leading-edge technology in our wind energy program,” says Hunt. “Second Wind and other green tech firms are one of the Boston area’s best resources for economic development and for a more sustainable future.”

Gov. Deval Patrick set a goal in January of developing 2,000 megawatts of wind energy capacity by 2020 – enough to power 800,000 Massachusetts homes. “Rapid, efficient wind prospecting is critical to meeting the Commonwealth’s wind energy goals,” said Second Wind’s Chief Operating Officer, Larry Letteney. “The Triton, in conjunction with our SkyServe web-based software, offers clear and accurate  information about the wind potential of a target site.  We look forward to working with the Massachusetts wind community to deliver 2,000 megawatts.”

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