Final Project Site Report
Rockwood, PA
Project Summary
The Saint Francis University Renewable Energy Center’s Community Wind Project installed a meteorological tower at a site near Rockwood, PA, Somerset County, to assess the site’s wind energy potential. The mean monthly wind speed was recorded from June 2006 through July 2007 at 3 different levels, 15m (49 feet), 30m (98 feet) and 50m (164 feet). At the highest level 50m (164 feet) the mean average wind speed was 10.8 mph. Other summary data, graphs and tables can be found on the pages to follow. A 115kV line is located 4 miles to the South East of the met tower.
Project Location
The monitoring equipment was installed 212 acres of private agricultural land near Rockwood, PA at an elevation of 2,174 feet. The site is located at N 39° 57’ 23.81”, W 79° 11’ 35.08”.
Monitoring Equipment
NRG Symphonie System including one 50m tower, a NRG Symphonie data logger with shelter box, 6 #40C anemometers, 2 #200P wind direction vanes, 1 temperature sensor, sensor cabling, 1lightning spike with 2 grounding rods and copper grounding wire.
Wind Shear Information
Power law exponent: 0.230
Surface Roughness: 0.34 m
Roughness Class: 3.02
See Graphs and Tables
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