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11. Using the Internet, investigate available sources for information on lightning
strikes in an area you might consider for building a wind project. Is the risk
high or low? At what time of year is the risk highest?
12. Explain why it is important to verify and document the installation of a met
tower and its monitoring equipment.
SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING
NRG Systems, Inc. 60 m and 50 m XHD TallTower installation manual and specifications,
April 2010. Available at http://www.nrgsystems.com/FileLibrary/03e8c4ba85de4996a33
abe3227d57873/NRG%2060m%20and%2050m%20XHD%20TallTower%20Installation%
20Manual%20-%20Rev%202.01.pdf.
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61400-12, Wind Turbine Power Performance
Testing. Annex G—mounting of instruments on the meteorology mast. Available at
http://webstore.iec.ch/webstore/webstore.nsf/mysearchajax?Openform&key = 61400&sort
ing = &start = 1&onglet = 1. (Accessed 2012).
International Energy Agency. Program for Research and Development on Wind Energy Con-
version Systems. Expert Group Study on Recommended Practices for Wind Turbine Test-
ing and Evaluation: Topic 11. Wind Speed Measurement and Use of Cup Anemometry',
Second Print, 2003. p. 60. Available at http://www.ieawind.org/Task_11/Recommended_
Pract/11%20Anemometry_secondPrint.pdf. (Accessed 2012).