Wind Energy

• Wind Energy Service Sheet

Pinnacle's full-service team provides practical solutions to challenging site design.

Our engineers, geologists and certified technicians coordinate efforts, addressing soil capacity, permitting, and structural issues—achieving a comprehensive design and timely response.

Pinnacle's engineering team has partnered with a number of alternative wind energy developers, providing environmental engineering, environmental compliance, and geotechnical engineering investigation and soil exploration services during the initial site selection and planning process. Once the wind facility reaches the design stage, our geotechnical engineers analyze project plans, incorporating sound geotechnical practices into the design. Keeping the client's needs in mind, we strive to balance operational goals with innovative, cost effective site-specific engineering expertise. Pinnacle engineers are currently working with several developers in refining foundation design techniques for the building of tower foundations. 
 

Pinnacle's Wind Energy Services:

DEVELOPMENT STAGE

• Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Review
  • Corridor Studies
  • Prairie and Wetland Evaluation
  • Biological Preservation Survey
  • Archeological Reconnaissance Survey
  • Prairie Protection/Management Plan
  • Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plan
  • Fatal Flaw Screening Analysis
• Environmental Permitting
  • Federal/State/Local Site Permits 
  • Transmission Routing Permits
  • FAA Submittals
  • GIS Data Management/Presentation 

CONSTRUCTION STAGE 

• Geotechnical Engineering
  • Soil Investigations
  • Groundwater Investigations
  • Foundation/Deep Foundation Design
  • Soil Resistivity
  • Piling Analysis
  • Engineering Reports
• Construction Materials Testing/Special Inspections
  • Soil Testing
  • Foundation Inspection
  • Concrete Testing
  • Bituminous Testing
  • Soil Corrections
  • Footing Inspections
  • Deep Foundation Inspections
  • Sub-grade Analysis