WIND POWER ASSESSMENT SOUTH JERSEY TECH PARK ROWAN UNIVERSITY BJORN WESPESTAD RYAN WATKINS.
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WIND POWER ASSESSMENTSOUTH JERSEY TECH PARKROWAN UNIVERSITY
BJORN WESPESTADRYAN WATKINS
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NJ ANEMOMETER LOAN PROGRAM• Funded by NJCEP/NJBPU
• Facilitate assessment of wind resources for residential, farm and commercial applications
• NJ has one of most aggressive incentives for renewable energy in U.S.
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NJ ANEMOMETER LOAN PROGRAM GOALS• Increase awareness and
understandability of renewable energy potential
• Purchase, test, & install 30-meter mast outfitted with anemometers throughout southern NJ
• Free wind analysis for 1 year to estimate wind turbine paybacks for customers
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NRG TILT-UP MASTS CHARACTERISTICS• Steel tube with flared
sections
• Guy lines in four
directions maintain
stability
• No land disturbance
• Commercial product
• Similar masts are
currently being used
in Elmer and Salem, NJ
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NRG TILT-UP MAST SPECIFICATIONS
Provided by NRG Systems
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NRG TILT UP MAST INSTALLATION• Mast is tilted up from ground w/ gin
pole and a small winch
• Lifting of tower is done with set of guy wires attached to gin pole
• Baseplate is hinged: gin pole and tower can pivot to erect mast
• Masts are stabilized with guy wires attached to screw – in anchors suitable for many soils
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NRG TILT-UP MAST INSTALLATION
Provided by NRG Systems
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Eachus Tower Data
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SITE CHARACTERISTICS• Rowan-owned open farmland
• High point of property likely to have maximum wind speeds
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SITE PICTURES – FACING NORTH
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SITE PICTURES – FACING WEST
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SITE PICTURES – FACING EAST
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SITE PICTURES – FACING SOUTH
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ANCHOR SELECTION• Screw-In Anchors
EXISTING SOIL TYPE
Provided by NRG Systems
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SOIL CHARACTERISTICS• Soil Type
- SacB, AugB, AvsC, DocB, WeeB
Provided by NRCS
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SOIL TYPES
Map Unit Symbol Map Unit NameAugB Aura sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes
AvsC Aura-Sassafras loamy sands, 5 to 10 percent slopes
DocB Downer loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes
SacB Sassafras sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes
WeeB Westphalia fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes
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CONCLUSION• Anemometers available
• No long term impacts to site
• Rowan can demonstrate support for the use of renewable energy in Tech Park
• Create electric power
• Meet key component of Rowan sustainability initiative