International renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group, has concluded a one year wind measurement campaign, conducted on the first Offshore Risk Quantification Analysis (ORQA) platform, located near Lamma Island, Hong Kong. The measurement campaign, which began in March 2012, was carried out on behalf of The Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. (HK Electric), which is
Galion Lidar delivers one year of bank-grade wind data from Asia’s first offshore Lidar platform
May 10, 2013 : 0 Comments
Bringing down the cost of wildlife surveys
April 19, 2013 : 0 Comments
Wind Energy is a relatively young industry which makes it difficult to anticipate potential impacts, especially regarding bird and bat mortality. Initially, state and federal agency guidelines for the surveys, such as those from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, required extensive data collection making them expensive, time consuming tasks. But according to Stantec Consulting
Laser-based wind measurements from Ecofys could reduce cost of energy from wind farms
April 12, 2013 : 0 Comments
Ecofys consultants recently initiated a study to help bring down costs for wind energy projects in the Netherlands. Results indicate that using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) can increase the value of a typical Dutch wind farm by over €1 million. These first-time results quantify how much targeted measurement campaigns help improve the value of
SgurrEnergy and AREVA Wind launch offshore wind-measurement campaign
April 11, 2013 : 1 Comment
Leading renewable engineering consultancy, SgurrEnergy, in partnership with AREVA Wind, has announced the launch of a comprehensive offshore wind energy measurement campaign. The campaign, which the companies say is the largest of its kind, involves the deployment of three of SgurrEnergy’s G4000 Offshore Galion Lidar devices, a compact and advanced wind energy scanning Lidar, on
SgurrEnergy launches SgurrMetMast
April 10, 2013 : 0 Comments
SgurrEnergy, independent engineering consultancy, has launched its own wind monitoring meteorological mast, SgurrMetMast, for use in wind resource assessments. SgurrMetMast is available in heights of 70 or 80 meters and can be installed with a range of wind monitoring instrumentation including cup and ultrasonic anemometers; temperature, pressure and relative humidity sensors, and wind vanes to
Second Wind names Clean Electric Israel as reseller and CIS
April 1, 2013 : 0 Comments
Second Wind, a developer of wind measurement technology for the world’s wind power industry, has announced that it is partnering with one of the leaders in the Israeli wind industry to offer wind measurement equipment in Israel and the CIS countries. Clean Electric Israel, a Petah-Tiqwa-based company providing wind assessment and forecasting services, will offer
Wind critics continue to swing at non-problems
March 26, 2013 : 0 Comments
This article, from law firm McCarter & English LLP, is authored by J. Wylie Donald. One would think that preliminary estimates of bird fatalities at a proposed 78 MW wind farm in southeastern Minnesota would hardly be news. After all, there are over 60,000 MW of wind energy installed in the United States. But a recent Wall Street
CCR tilts up a 100m met tower
March 6, 2013 : 2 Comments
Capital City Renewables (CCR) recently installed a 100m (330-foot) tilt-up meteorological tower in Colorado. This is the second 100-m met tower of its kind in North America – one that can be climbed and easily moved after tilting it down. The lightweight aluminum lattice tower was assembled on the ground, complete with anemometers and wind
SgurrEnergy collaborates on new framework for wind-energy assessments
March 5, 2013 : 0 Comments
International renewable engineering consultancy, SgurrEnergy, in collaboration with DNV Kema through the Renewable UK Wind Resource Group, has provided consultation on a framework for the Categorisation of Losses and Uncertainties for Wind Energy Assessments. The Framework, developed over two years, was released in February at the annual EWEA conference in Vienna and heralds a significant
Tips for Maximizing the Financial Impact of Resource Measurements
March 5, 2013 : 0 Comments
Live webinar date was March 20, 2013. Watch the archived version by filling out the form below. Now is the time to evaluate how additional measurements could be used to maximize wind project value. With the recently passed PTC extension, many projects are slated for financing and completion in 2014. Additional measurements can have a
