National Wind Assessments
Lake Country Wind Energy Installs A 100 Meter Meteorological Tower in Kandiyohi County
Atwater, MN - August 12th, 2010.- Lake Country Wind Energy, LLC recently installed one of the tallest meteorological towers in Minnesota, a 100 meter (328 foot) lattice structure, within Gennessee Township, Kandiyohi County. The National Wind Assessments’ crew constructed the tower to further analyze the wind regime within Lake Country Wind Energy’s project area. This analysis along with data gathered from a 60 meter (197 feet) met tower located in Harrison Township, Kandiyohi County will help the project complete a 2 year wind study this September.
Leading Wind Assessment Firm To Offer Second Wind’s Triton To Its Clients
Somerville, MA and Grand Forks, ND- September 17th, 2009 – National Wind Assessments, a team of independent wind consultants, has adopted Second Wind’s Triton Sonic Wind Profiler to add value to its wind resource assessment offerings.
Designed and manufactured by Somerville, Mass.-based Second Wind Inc., a leading provider of wind assessment systems, the Triton is an advanced remote sensing system that uses sodar to capture accurate wind data at the heights of today’s wind turbines.
National Wind Assessments Employee Receives Prestigious North Dakota 2008 Young Engineer of the Year Award
Grand Forks, North Dakota – National Wind Assessments is pleased to announce that its own Debbie Jacklitch-Kuiken, a Project Manager and Wind Analyst, has been named the North Dakota Society of Professional Engineers’ (NDSPE) 2008 Young Engineer of the Year. The annual award honors one distinguished North Dakota engineer under the age of thirty-five (35) who demonstrates excellent leadership potential. This year, the NDSPE presented the award to Jacklitch-Kuiken at its 68th Annual Conference in Bismarck on April 16th, 2009.
National Wind Assessments Signs An Exclusive Dealership Agreement With Revolutionary Meteorological Tower Manufacturer
Minneapolis, Minnesota – October 31, 2008 - National Wind Assessments announced today an agreement with Composite Tower Solutions, becoming the first exclusive US dealer of their 80 meter meteorological (met) towers. National Wind Assessments recently installed an 80-meter composite met tower in Fillmore County for National Wind’s 300 megawatt Root River Energy wind farm development.
National Wind Assessments Expands, Opens New Grand Forks Office
Minneapolis, Minn. - January 11, 2008 – National Wind Assessments, a wind resource assessment and met tower installation and monitoring firm, announces today the addition of four employees and the opening of a new office at the Corporate Center in downtown Grand Forks, North Dakota. The added staff and new office location will help the company meet its rising external customer demand for wind services. Fred Romuld and Debbie Jacklitch-Kuiken join the Grand Forks location.
Two Meteorological Towers Installed For South Dakota's First Large-Scale, Community-Based Wind Development
Sioux Falls, South Dakota - April 25, 2008 - Dakota Wind Energy announces today that two on-site meteorological towers were installed for the state's first large-scale community-based wind development. Both wind towers are located in Marshall County. Ongoing wind data will be collected from these towers to accurately assess the wind regime in the area. A minimum of one year of continuous, on-site, wind data is needed for effective site evaluation and wind turbine placement.
National Wind Assessments Selected to Install Meteorological Towers for Nebraska’s Largest Electric Utility
Minneapolis, Minnesota - May 20, 2008 – National Wind Assessments announced today its agreement to install ten 60-meter meteorological (met) towers for Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) throughout the state of Nebraska. NPPD requested proposals from several wind assessment companies earlier this year, and awarded National Wind Assessments the contract. In addition, National Wind Assessments will provide wind data collection services for all ten met towers. The state’s largest electric utility, NPPD serves approximately one million people in Nebraska.
National Wind Assessments Awarded Unusual Product Endorsement From Safety Gear Manufacturer
Minneapolis, Minnesota - May 30, 2008 – A safety, work-gear manufacturer doesn’t usually give a product endorsement to a wind power developer, until now. National Wind Assessments announces today that it has received an endorsement contract from Ergodyne Work Gear, based out of St. Paul, Minnesota.
But the question remains, why a product endorsement for a wind-related company?
National Wind, LLC, Acquires Wind Consulting Business
Minneapolis, Minn.- October 9, 2007 - National Wind, LLC announces today that it has acquired Romuld Wind Consulting LLC, an experienced wind resource assessment and energy analysis firm, headquartered in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Renamed National Wind Assessments, this new division will serve as the cornerstone of National Wind’s service offering, working with external customers and performing services for National Wind’s existing development projects.