AWARD TO MAPPERS OF WIND AND SUN

AWEA Honors 3TIER® for Commercial Achievement; Industry-leading wind resource data and FirstLook® interface drive global wind energy adoption
Evan Scandling, May 6, 2009 (3Tier)

"3TIER, the global leader in renewable energy assessment and forecasting information, was recognized…for its commercial achievement and contribution to the wind industry by the American Wind Energy Association’s 2009 Awards. The honor went to 3TIER for the development of FirstLook, a free Web-based wind and solar energy prospecting tool. FirstLook enables developers, operators, financiers and others interested in developing renewable energy to more quickly identify, quantify and prioritize optimal locations for renewable energy projects…

"FirstLook offers registered users scientifically derived data on the value of wind resources anywhere on the globe, and solar resources anywhere in the Western Hemisphere…[N]avigate the wind and solar resource maps and find out more…[at] FirstLook…"



"After FirstLook users identify promising sites, they can augment FirstLook’s basic prospecting data by purchasing FirstLook Assessment Reports, which provide more detailed estimates of renewable energy resources at specific locations, including critical information about the spatial and temporal variability of the resource…[in] North America, Europe, much of Asia and the Pacific Rim."

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"FirstLook data can also be licensed to third parties and integrated into their own operations and customer experiences through the FirstLook API (application programming interface)…

"…[T[he company’s FullView® Assessment products provide the in-depth, high-resolution information needed for project design and financial due diligence…3TIER’s PowerSight® Forecasting products provide short and long-term operational power forecasting…"