Olympic Steel Installs Wind Turbine
06/20/2011 - Olympic Steel has installed a 100kw wind turbine to supplement electricity to the company's corporate office and attached temper mill facility in Bedford Heights, Ohio.
Olympic Steel, Inc. has installed a $550,000 Northern Power 100kw wind turbine to supplement electricity to the company's corporate office and attached temper mill facility in Bedford Heights, Ohio.
The gearless, direct-drive designed turbine is mounted atop a 120-foot monopole and features a 69-foot diameter rotor. The unit is expected to supplement approximately 15% of the electric power consumed by the company's Richmond Road location. Any excess production directed to the local energy grid, managed by First Energy.
"We are pleased to be among those leading our industry to support clean, renewable energy initiatives," said Michael D. Siegal, Chairman and CEO. "We would like to thank the City of Bedford Heights and the State of Ohio for their assistance in providing the necessary grants and allowing this project to go forward. It is our intention to continue to pursue these types of opportunities to increase sustainability including and beyond our ISO 14001 certification."
Olympic Steel partnered with Wind Turbines of Ohio to subsidize the project through the Ohio Department of Development and the Advanced Energy Fund. Cascade Renewable Energy, a division of the Grand Rapids, Mich., based Cascade Engineering, Inc., executed the installation.
The company is planning to hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for employees, media, and local and state officials on the morning of June 23.
Founded in 1954, Olympic Steel is a leading U.S. metals service center focused on the direct sale and distribution of large volumes of processed carbon, coated, aluminum and stainless steel flat-rolled sheet, coil and plate products. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, the Company operates strategically located processing and distribution facilities in North America.
