R.W. Beck Study Finds MA College Wind Project Feasible

Renewable Energy Today, Oct 29, 2004

Preliminary studies by consulting and engineering firm R.W. Beck, Inc. have determined that it is technically feasible to build and operate a wind turbine at the Cape Cod Community College in West Barnstable, MA.

The proposed project, part of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) Community Wind Program, would install a 1.5-megawatt turbine at the college, with energy from the unit being used by the college or sold to the local power grid.

R.W. Beck and its partner, Global Energy Concepts, Inc. (GEC), conducted a site screening and draft feasibility study of the campus and ruled that the project is technically feasible and that the turbine could be interconnected to the campus electrical distribution system to export power to the regional utility grid or supply the college's needs.

"The college campus provides a viable development site for wind energy," said R. W. Beck project manager Paul Cleri.

R.W. Beck also provided a conceptual design of the proposed plant, provided numbers on project cost, and outlined such steps as permitting and interconnect approvals needed to move forward with the project.

Contact: Lee Jeffers Brami, R.W. Beck, phone 508-935-1824, website http://www.rwbeck.com.

(EIN STAFF: 10/19)