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Hull Wins DOE Wind Power Pioneer Award
The Town of Hull, Massachusetts, has won the Department of Energy's Wind Power Pioneer Award. The distinction recognizes the Town of Hull for its outstanding leadership
in advancing the use of wind power in a coastal community. Hull has been "a model for engaging the entire community to understand and move forward together on its wind
power project, from school teachers, utility engineers and local leaders to state government, academia and industry"
DISCLAIMER: This website is in no way affiliated with Town of Hull or with any of its subdivisions. It is owned and managed entirely by volunteers.
US State Dept (=America.gov) is proud of us (click here !)
See link below to feature on Hull -- the Sep-Oct 2007 issue, "DISTRIBUTED ENERGY"
How do we calculate our "Capacity Factor( or CF)" ? click here for the answer
Hull Wind Production
May 8, 2008
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Hull 1,
660 KW |
Hull 2,
1.8 MW
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| Total Generation - kWhs |
9,910,964 |
7,488,305 (e)
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| Days Commissioned |
2,328 |
737 |
| Hours generating |
36,880 (est.) |
12,262 (est.) |
| Capacity Factor |
26.88% |
23.52 % |
Click here for video of Hull 2 dedication
Click here for pictures of Hull 2
MORE pictures of Hull 2
Discovery Channel Video of the Hull Wind Turbine
If Not Wind website
Wind Energy Works website
The photo is from April 7, 2006, taken by 'skyshots' over the town's landfill.
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Proposed wind farm draws few foes in Hull - Boston Globe Jan 17, 2008
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Wind turbines gaining power - Smaller communities, colleges plan projects - Boston Globe Feb 24, 2006
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Magazine "Distributed Energy" features Hull's windpower in Sept-Oct 2007 issue.
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"Our Neighbor, Millie"
A 20 page book by Alyse Clinton, 7, of Hull, MA
Aly lives next to a very strange neighbor
- a 330' wind turbine..
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The Boston Globe Oct 1, 2006
"Wind on the Waters."
Boston Globe Editorial.
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The Harvard Gazette : June 15, 2006
"Harvard to purchase renewable energy credits." Agreement supports wind power generation from Hull.
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Patriot Ledger : Janurary 2006
"Hulluva windmill: When Hull Wind II starts spinning in March, town will secure its place as an energy visionary."
Article By JOHN ZAREMBA.
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here
Discovery Channel Canada
"Blowing the Competition Away."
A small community
is leading the way in balancing environmental concerns with
economics, by generating energy from the wind. The bonus, not
only are they building a sense of pride, they will earn the
money back and more in five years.
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here
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Awards
Recent Reports
American Wind Energy Assoc.
Report here
UMass Renewable Energy Lab
Hull Wind I Report here
Hull Wind II Report here
Hull Wind II Powerpoint here
Hull Wind II pdf here
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Video Gallery
Wind Events
American Wind Energy 2008 Houston TX 6/1-6/4
Info here
A video on our energy choices
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Image
Gallery
Wind News
A video blog on Hull Wind 2
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An EV World Blog on our energy choices Click here
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