But the device is being kept at each prospective location for 12-months
It could be as long as 2-years before Manx Utilities have enough data to choose a suitable location for on-shore wind farms.
A wind data device has been installed for 12-months at Earystane which will collect information on wind speed and background noise before moving to Druidale.
The consultancy firm Wardell-Armstrong was asked to implement the sonic detection and ranging device - otherwise known as SODAR.
Data collected will be compared to 10-years historical data to produce a 'wind resource study', and used alongside other sources of information, such as 30-year wind data from the Numerical Objective Analysis of Boundary Layer (NOABL), 12-month measured data from study by MEA from the A36 and 30-year data from the Ronaldsway Met Office.
Average wind speeds are expected to be published in the first part of an Environmental Assessment report.
Background noise data collection means the creation of an audible map of a location now, in comparison to the future.
For those living nearby the unit, Wardell-Armstrong has advised the MUA that the unit has less sound than a car, and is the least intrusive recording equipment available to both humans and its surrounding wildlife.
Manx Utilities announced plans to build an on-shore wind farm in July, which could see up to 12 turbines generating more than 20 megawatts of energy.
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