Varian moves toward wind power
From the Renewable Energy Trust website:
Varian Semiconductor Equipment seeks to investigate the feasibility of employing wind energy to power their world headquarters facility in the Blackburn Industrial Park in Gloucester. Varian designs, manufactures and services semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. A growing operation in Gloucester is expected to demand larger electric loads. According to wind speed maps, Varian’s site possesses wind resources to make a large wind turbine viable. This award will assist with the installation a meteorological instrumentation to measure the wind resource at this location and determine the economic feasibility of installing a wind turbine. In addition to a financial assessment, the study will include analysis of avian impacts, electrical interconnection, and a photo-simulation.
