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(a) General view of wind measurement station. Skyline of
Cleveland, Ohio, is in background
Figure 2-21. Installation of an offshore wind measurement station in Lake Erie atop
the city's water intake structure known as the 5-mile Crib ( Courtesy of The Renaissance
Group, Kirtland, Ohio )
level, with duplicate instruments at each level. A propeller-style anemometer at an elevation
of 18 m provides lower-level wind data.
This unique offshore monitoring facility was sponsored by two local non-governmental
organizations: The Renaissance Group , designer/installer, an appropriate technology consult-
ing and implementation company; and Green Energy Ohio (GEO), a non-proit organization