AXYS Technologies (AXYS) and Belgium-based 3E NV have jointly signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding future collaborations and cooperation activities. AXYS is an ISO 9001 registered Canadian company and a global provider of offshore data acquisition systems. 3E provides consultancy and software services to support and guide clients in developing and operating profitable renewable…
Consultancy demonstrates wind lidar accuracy in complex wind-farm terrain
Leading independent renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has released a ground-breaking study to be presented at EWEA Wind Resource Assessment workshop, Helsinki, that will support the replacement of traditional met masts on sites featuring complex terrain, with a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) converted lidar campaign with ZephIR 300. Companies developing wind farms in sites featuring…
World-first and new standard achieved in floating offshore LiDAR
AXYS Technologies (AXYS) has achieved a world-first that is likely to become the new standard in floating LiDAR devices by deploying a dual ZephIR 300 arrangement on the leading WindSentinel buoy. The WindSentinel ‘floating laboratory’ delivers a customized full suite of meteorological and metocean data, in addition to the wind speed and direction data used…
Fugro’s Seawatch Wind LiDAR Buoy provides bankable measurements for offshore wind farm
Fugro has been awarded a contract by Navitus Bay Development Ltd to provide real-time bankable wind profile data for a 12-month period using the Seawatch Wind LiDAR Buoy. The LiDAR buoy has achieved close to 100% data availability despite experiencing several storms since its deployment at the beginning of February. This compact and robust multi-purpose…
Offshore wind farm gets boost with ZephIR Lidar
ZephIR Lidar has installed a turbine-mounted ZephIR DM wind lidar on the 270-MW Lincs Offshore Wind Farm. Located five miles off the Skegness coast, Lincs Wind Farm is a joint venture between Centrica Energy, Siemens Project Ventures, and DONG Energy. It is anticipated that the installation of the lidar unit will help to identify opportunities…
Cornell University deploys dual ZephIR 300 wind lidars for accurate turbulence study of wind turbines
A pair of continuous wave ZephIR 300 wind lidars have been acquired by leading private institution of higher learning, Cornell University. Professor Rebecca Barthelmie, Croll Fellow, directs the Wind Energy Research Lab at Cornell University, and is a previous winner of the Scientific Award from the European Wind Energy Academy for “her extraordinary efforts and…
Scanning lidar beats conventional wake models for showing wakes and wind speeds
IT CAN BE TOUGH for wind farm designers to estimate wakes and how they affect downstream turbines. A variety of conventional wake models have had modest success predicting wake effects. They are now giving way to more accurate methods that make rotor wakes and airflow remarkably visible. One tool creating a bit of a stir…
Floating Lidar reaches first stage of UK offshore roadmap
Editor’s Note: The UK’s Carbon Trust helps companies develop and deploy low-carbon technologies from renewable power. The organization’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) is a collaborative R&D program, involving nine offshore wind developers with 72% (31GW) of the UK’s licensed capacity. OWA’s aim is to reduce the costs of offshore wind by 10% by 2015. Babcock…
Galion Lidar measures turbulence in unusual study
Renewable energy consultancy SgurrEnergy, has commenced the a comprehensive study of turbulence from wind farms using the versatility of its own wind scanning Lidar, Galion, and synchronized Lidar techniques. SgurrEnergy is using its Galion Lidar wind measuring devices to carry out an comparison study of all recognized methods for determining turbulence from Lidar measurements. The methods…
Assessement service promises more accurate wind data
A site assessment service includes preparation, equipment shipping (Doppler lidar), installation, custom analysis and reporting, consultation, and decommissioning. WindProspector and WindTracer are available in a monthly data subscription with a minimum deployment of three months. The WindProspector products in the service include a suite of software tools for smarter wind farm installation that allow…
Wind lidar equipment ready for U.S. wind projects
ZephIR 300 wind lidar, remote sensing for U.S. wind energy market, will be available in the U.S. through Campbell Scientific. The wind sensor is said to provide accurate wind data across all stages of a wind farm project. Manufactured by Zephir Ltd. of the UK, a subsidiary of renewable energy group Natural Power, the ZephIR…
Best practices for using Sodar and Lidar remote wind sensors
DNV has published a new Recommended Practice document that provides the wind power industry with in-depth information regarding use of remote wind sensing equipment used to characterizing wind resources. Document (DNV-RP-J101) addresses the use of Sonic Detection And Ranging (SODAR) and Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) equipment. These have been developed by DNV’s specialists in…
Lidar you can leave alone
UK-based Natural Power has combined its product innovation business (ZephIR) with remote power specialists Ampair to offer a managed wind data and power service. Despite the low power requirements of a modern lidar system such as ZephIR, a reliable and easily transported power supply is still important for the remote and harsh locations in which the system is often deployed. The agreement provides an integrated and robust power product that takes likely ZephIR deployment scenarios into consideration.
Tracing the wind
Maryland-based Lockheed Martin offers a Doppler lidar sensor for charactierizing wind resources over large spatial areas from a single location. The WindTracer provides reliable data that the manufacturer says can lower investment risk and improve energy production prediction accuracy.
Buoyant times ahead for offshore resource assessments
A patented autonomous floating platform with integrated lidar and renewable power supply is capable of providing accurate wind data offshore. The SeaZephIR has successfully completed a long-term trial. The system is likely to provide significant savings over the cost of fixed offshore installations. It lets wind-project developers begin onsite measurements before traditional fixed structures are…
UK offshore demonstrator project uses lidar
A UK renewable energy development organization is creating an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. This will include up to 20 pre-consented “pods”, at which tenants may deploy their prototype or pre-commercial turbines and foundations. The developer, Narec, is a UK national center focused on development, demonstration, deployment, and grid integration of renewable energy…
Can intelligent blades sense the wind and adapt?
The question is one to be answered by an independent manufacturer of wind turbine blades as it enters a three-year research project supported by the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation to develop laser-based wind sensory systems as an integrated part of future wind turbines. The project, a joint venture with Risø DTU, NKT Photonics, and…