Second Wind Systems has supplied the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) with a Triton SoDAR instrument for a wind resource measurement campaign at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, Africa.
In addition, members of the NAVFAC staff were certified in field operations at Second Wind’s factory and will be responsible for the Triton during its five-year deployment. The NAVFAC renewable energy team is evaluating Navy facilities as part of the Navy’s goal that at least 50% of the Navy’s “shore-based energy” requirements come from alternative sources by 2020. Triton will be used to assess the wind resource potential for U.S. bases to evaluate whether the use of wind turbine generators for base energy generation is a viable option.
In addition, members of the NAVFAC staff were certified in field operations at Second Wind’s factory and will be responsible for the Triton during its five-year deployment. The NAVFAC renewable energy team is evaluating Navy facilities as part of the Navy’s goal that at least 50% of the Navy’s “shore-based energy” requirements come from alternative sources by 2020. Triton will be used to assess the wind resource potential for U.S. bases to evaluate whether the use of wind turbine generators for base energy generation is a viable option.
