Construction of a Wind Turbine Project in the Town of Florida, MA

Rousseau, Joel R.; Quinlivan, Sean Francis; Burger, Matthew Philip; Colella, Sean M.

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Construction of a Wind Turbine Project in the Town of Florida, MA Public

This Major Qualifying Project (MQP) presents recommendations for the design and construction of a feasible 7.5 mega Watt (1.5 mW/turbine) wind turbine power generation plant in the town of Florida, MA. This project addresses the following topics and issues: permitting, land acquisition, turbine foundation design and construction, access road design and construction, operations and maintenance building design, substation design, soil analysis and retaining wall design, power output to the national grid, a detailed cost estimate and environmental conservation issues.

This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

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