Potential for new Gorge wind sensors

troyc · Since 06 Mar 2008 50 Posts Oregon City Â

I was reading the article below about wind power in the Gorge and it states:

“The more we learn about wind behavior, the more you learn about what it’s going to do and schedule the amount of energy you expect as an output, the better you get and the fewer reserves you have to keep,”

http://www.katu.com/news/local/87439577.html

Maybe we will get more and hopefully "free" sensors in the gorge.

forrest · Fri Mar 12, 10 9:17 am

I've been thinking about this too. I'm going to bring up the idea of the CGKA sponsoring a sensor at the Sandbar at tonight's meeting.

bulae99 · Since 12 Jul 2006 1692 Posts XTreme Poster

Ya know how the wind is sometimes blowing 25 in the channel and 10 to 15 less down by the spit.

It would be cool to have a sensor on the North side of Well's Island and the Spit.

Inept_Fun · Since 14 Apr 2005 1417 Posts Hood River XTreme Poster

I think if you put the sensor on the top of the kite killer you would get an accurate enough reading of the wind. It would prolly read a little gustier than it really was but you would figure out how it read pretty quick. Best way to check the wind is to be at the beach though.

pdxmonkeyboy · Fri Mar 12, 10 12:16 pm

Scribble · Since 18 Nov 2005 636 Posts NoPo Addicted

http://windonthewater.com/wotw/xx1_sensor

$199 seems like a good price. Of course there is still the power and internet issue.

Andy

Windance Crew · Since 18 Apr 2008 473 Posts Hood River Kite Shop Obsessed

Hey maybe I would be up for sponsoring it. Forrest can you mention that at the meeting tonight?

Dave

forrest · Sat Mar 13, 10 9:44 am

I mentioned it as an additional agenda item and it's something the CGKA would like to work on. We've got a todo list a mile long actually and last night's meeting took nearly 3 hours.

I think we might be able to do something with a combination of solar power, batteries, wireless internet. I'm gonna look into it. GeneK is good with electrons, maybe he can help.

snowmeltriver · Since 21 May 2006 102 Posts Little Kentucky Stoked

The hatchery sensor seems to be pretty good at reading the bridge and wells island.

mikeinhoodriver · Since 23 Apr 2009 442 Posts down wind somewhere Obsessed

kitezilla · Since 22 Jun 2006 453 Posts gorge Obsessed

A meter at Viento would give a 'heads-up' for those lazy summer days when the wind line creeps up the river.

Definitely not one at W.Is. .. in fact it might be good if that place was never mentioned on this forum...due to birder (GBH habitat) and trespassing issues. It would be nice to keep that as our own little secret, like the Klic and Secret Spot...Opps!