VI Energy Office measuring wind resources on Virgin Islands

1. Measuring the wind
December 2012 Virgin Islands

2. Anemometer goes up on the
South Shore of St. Croix
Inspected by Percy Radclyffe
and Carl Joseph of the
Energy Office.

3. The towers contain a variety
of measuring devices. Solar
irradiation as well as wind
speeds at three different
heights will be measured.

4. This device
measures
the wind
using sonar.
One is now
located on
St. Croix
and one on
St. Thomas.

5. The towers are 60 meters
high. ( A meter is three
inches longer than a yard.) In
this photo you can see two
of the three measuring
heights

6. A temporary fence was
immediately installed about
the towers and the support
lines.

7. Getting the towers put together and raised was no easy
task, but it was accomplished with minimal problems.

8. The SODAR device has a prime hill top location on St. Croix. The devices
are collecting information that can be used to build wind farms.

9. The project was overseen by the VI Energy Office with technical
assistance from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.