Seattle:
It
would
be
positioned
to
capture
the
predominant
northeasterly
trade
winds.
First
Wind
has
been
measuring
winds
at
the
site
since
August
2009.
The
company
aims
to
begin
operating
the
project
in
late
2012.
It
has
yet
to
select
a
turbine
supplier.
Kawailoa
would
include
a
battery
energy-storage
system
capable
of
storing
up
to
20MWh
of
energy.
The
short-term
storage
system
would
charge
in
high
winds,
and
discharge
during
sudden
drops
in
the
wind,
"thereby
mitigating
sudden
variations
in
the
wind
resource
and
providing
a
more
levelised
output"
to…
