| Ijams Nature Center gets 20m Anemometer |
Tennessee Wind Working Group Installs
Second Anemometer at Ijams Nature Center
Ijams
Nature Center is an 160-acre park that provides the general public with
a nature preserve located in the the city of Knoxville. Ijams Nature
Center practices, and demonstrates, environmental responsibility
ranging from conservation and efficiency to renewable energy displays.
Home of a 15 kW TVA solar photovoltaics display, the Tennessee Wind
Working Group was able to add to the renewable energy demonstration by
erecting a 20m anemometer tower, equiped with a NRG Windexplorer Data
Logger. This data logger will allow Ijams Nature Center staff to
integrate wind and solar into their highly renowned environmental
education program. Through Ijams Nature Center's program, hundreds of
school age children and teachers will learn about renewable energy
options in the state of Tennessee, as well as ways to conserve energy
and use it more efficiently. To learn more, or to visit Ijams Nature
Center, please visit their website, www.ijams.org
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Tennessee Wind Working Group grows experience, partnerships.
The
Tennessee Wind Working Group was able to successfully partner with
Ijams Nature Center, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Southern
Alliance for Clean Energy, and the Climate Action Network to install
the 20m anemometer tower at Ijams. A valuable lesson was learned
during the installation of the anemometer anchors. In past experiences
the Tennessee Wind Working Group had been able to utilize screw achors,
which turn into the soil to anchor the guy wires for the anemometers.
Ijams Nature Center is built atop an old, abandoned quarry. As
volunteers worked to turn the anchors in the soil, they soon became
painfully aware that screw anchors would not turn in rock. The
Tennessee Valley Authority was very generous in sharing star anchors,
or anchors that are jack hammered into the ground, in order to allow
the installation to move quickly. The Tennessee Wind Working group
wishes to thank the volunteers for their time, the Tennessee Valley
Authority for its resources, and Ijams Nature Center for its patience,
and willingness to work with the Tennessee Wind Working Group.
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Living Clean & Green! is a series of programs and workshops designed to inform the public and improve the local environment. Programs vary in length and can be presented to your organization, club or gathering. Programs marked with the leaf are available for presentation to middle or high school classes as well!
Currently there are 15 program topics. Each program outlines environmental issues facing our community; how we impact these issues and what we can do to lighten the load we place on the environment. Informational materials and give-away items like free trees are also available. Living Clean & Green! is presented by Ijams Nature Center, Alcoa Foundation and Knox County.
Please see a list of the program topics and a short description of each at this link. For more information or to schedule a program for your group, call Kara at 577-4717, ext. 15.
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