Matt Goes Green

SEATTLE (October 7, 2008) – 3TIER, one of the
world’s largest independent providers of renewable energy assessment and power
forecasting information, today announced the opening of an office in
Washington, D.C.

“3TIER’s expertise in providing
the best renewable energy resource information is in high demand by a
wide spectrum of governments, national and international organizations, as well
as businesses,” said Kenneth Westrick, founder and CEO of 3TIER. 

“Establishing an office in Washington D.C. will provide a
local presence for many of the non-governmental organizations, federal agencies
and international corporations with whom we partner in addition to providing
improved access to federal policy makers who look to 3TIER as a reliable source
for renewable energy information,” Westrick said.

This year, 3TIER launched its “REmapping the World™”
initiative and is developing high-resolution wind and solar global maps to
provide the critical information that has
been missing to make renewable energy a viable choice: information regarding
the location, availability and value of wind and solar resources. Initially, 3TIER
developed the first-ever, geographically seamless global wind map at a 15 km
resolution.

3TIER is continuing to map the world’s wind and solar
resources and posting those maps at http://firstlook.3tiergroup.com. The clickable maps provide policy-makers, developers, financiers and others with an
easy-to-use tool to look at potential sites for their renewable energy
potential.

In addition to FirstLook, 3TIER provides a full suite of
assessment and forecasting products for wind, solar, and hydro energy projects.
3TIER uses its expertise about weather, climate and their impacts on
weather-driven renewable energy resources to help clients make better decisions
about their investments – before, during and after their projects are
built. 

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ABOUT 3TIER

3TIER is one of the largest independent providers of wind,
solar and hydro energy assessment and power forecasting worldwide with offices
in North America, Latin America and Asia. People around the world turn to 3TIER
when they want the best scientific information to make decisions about
renewable energy projects — from the prospecting stage to operations. For more
information, visit www.3tiergroup.com.