SCA Tissue bets on wind to power its Town of Menasha office needs (Appleton Post-Crescent)

TOWN OF MENASHA — SCA Tissue is at the forefront of renewable energy applications and looking for more opportunities.

On Monday, the papermaker installed the first of four 100-foot-tall, 20-kilowatt wind turbines outside the SCA Tissue Service Excellence Center offices at 1451 McMahon Drive as part of a $300,000 project. The turbines [manufactured and installed by Renewegy out of Oshkosh, Wisconsin) with the 15-foot blades tower over the building, which has rooftop solar panels that were installed a few years ago.

Photo by Joe Sienkiewicz

Once in place, the four turbines will produce 100 to 125 megawatt-hours annually, enough to power 10 to 12 homes each year, but the electricity is being used exclusively in the office building.

Click here to read the full article in the Appleton Post-Crescent.

Click here to view a series of photos from the installation of the Renewegy Turbines from the Appleton Post-Crescent.

Click here for more information on Renewegy.