The Notus Clean Energy wind turbine was installed during summer 2010 on a remote hilltop in the Falmouth Technology Park. It is a Vestas model V82, rated 1.65 MW, with 80 meter hub height.
During its first 22 months of operation, the turbine generated over nine million kWh (9 GWh) of electricity, equivalent to the usage of 690 average Massachusetts homes. This displaced emissions of over 4500 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), as well as 2.5 tons of sulfur dioxide and one ton of nitrous oxides (per marginal emission data from ISO New England, the regional grid operator).
We gratefully acknowledge the support of many Falmouth residents during planning, permitting and ongoing operation.
Local Science Fair Sponsorship, February & March 2012
In Falmouth Academy's 24th all-school Science Fair, two first-place winners in the middle school (grades 7-8) shared a $500 prize provided by Notus Clean Energy. Grant D. tested bridge strength and design, and Charles C-S tested flame retardant on cotton to optimize the balance of retardant amount to weight and comfort.
Congratulations to Catherine S., a Falmouth High School senior, who was awarded a $500 prize funded by Notus Clean Energy, for her 2012 science fair project “Wild Microbes: Understanding Plastic Degradation”
Why the name Notus? Notus was the Greek god of south-west wind, the prevailing summer wind on Cape Cod.
"The most conspicuous objects on the land were a distant windmill, or a meeting-house standing alone, for only they could afford to occupy an exposed place"
An excerpt from Cape Cod, by Henry David Thoreau, written in 1865.
"Few issues match climate change in the threat they pose to all of humanity, or the joint efforts they demand from us"
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, 05 September, 2007
Notus Clean Energy, LLC is an equal opportunity provider and employer