By Jay Haley, PE, Principal in Charge of the Wind Energy EAPC | www.eapc.net Check out this and other articles in our Renewable Energy Guidebook, available here. So you’ve found an ideal location to build a wind farm and are considering life as a wind developer. How hard could it be, right? Before jumping into the…
What are the big wind-farm siting issues facing developers today?
When siting a location for a wind farm, several protocols are worth observing for success. Most important is conducting a professional wind-measurement campaign.
A wind developer’s guide to the transmission grid
By Jay Haley, PE Principal in Charge of Wind Energy | EAPC This is the second in a two-part series on wind-farm development. The first article, entitled Advice for first-time developers, was published in the June 2016 issue. It discussed some of the regulations and challenges of wind-farm site selection. While many developers put time and…
Tips for first-time wind developers
Wind-power projects come with their own unique and often subtle challenges that can prove difficult for new developers, and easily make or break a potential wind farm. In this WindTalk podcast, a series of discussions with wind industry leaders, Jay Haley, a Principal in Charge of Wind Energy at EAPC, discusses key siting and wind…
Advice for first-time wind developers
By Jay Haley, PE, Principal in Charge of the Wind Energy EAPC With the latest renewal of the Production Tax Credit, the wind-power industry will likely see an influx of new developers as it has in the past. Many first-time wind developers come from another business or energy development sector, so are already familiar with…