Renewable NRG Systems (RNRG), a designer and manufacturer of decision support tools for the global renewable energy industry, announced that it has supplied complete resource assessment packages to French developer VALOREM to support their renewable developments in Africa. VALOREM is currently building a pipeline of five wind and solar farms at various development stages, totaling…
Renewable NRG Systems and FLiDAR enter distribution partnership
Renewable NRG Systems and Belgium-based FLiDAR recently entered an exclusive partnership for the distribution of FLiDAR’s offshore wind measurement buoys in the Americas. Under this agreement, Renewable NRG Systems will provide the WindCube Lidar systems to FLiDAR to equip the floating wind measurement technology that the Belgian company is bringing into the offshore market in…
US Wind: R&D project shows nacelle-mounted LIDAR reduces yaw misalignment, improves turbine performance
A collaborative research project at the Energy Department’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has shown that the Wind Iris nacelle-mounted LIDAR from Avent Lidar Technology is an effective diagnostic tool for identifying wind turbine yaw misalignment, letting users improve wind turbine performance. This is the first independent scientific field study validating the benefits of…
Renewables NRG Systems’ Turbine PhD condition monitoring system attains DNV GL certification
Renewable NRG Systems, a designer and manufacturer of decision support tools for the global renewable energy industry, recently attained DNV GL certification for its vibration-based wind turbine condition monitoring system (CMS), TurbinePhD. “This certification acknowledges that TurbinePhD is a proven option for wind turbine condition monitoring,” said Brogan Morton, product manager at Renewable NRG Systems.…
NPS purchases Wind Iris Lidar from Renewable NRG Systems to validate power curves, conduct product testing
Renewable NRG Systems, a designer and manufacturer of decision support tools for the global renewable energy industry, has supplied a Wind Iris nacelle-mounted Lidar system to Northern Power Systems Corp. for the purpose of performing power curve testing and validation of the NPS 100 wind turbine platform. The Wind Iris will be used to measure…
What does Class 1 anemometry really mean?
Wind speed is undoubtedly the single most important measurement in a wind-resource assessment campaign. As the primary predictor of energy production at a prospective wind farm, pre-construction estimates of long-term wind speeds require constant scrutiny. The process of improving the measurement tools used to obtain that information plays a continually important role in the global…
First Wind uses Wind Iris Lidar to correct yaw error and improve energy production
First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, has purchased a Wind Iris Lidar to optimize the performance of its wind turbines. The decision resulted from a successful field trial that used data from the nacelle-mounted Lidar to correct yaw error and increase total energy production. First Wind wanted to improve the yaw alignment of…
NRG Systems announces rebranding campaign focusing on global renewable energy
NRG Systems has changed its name to Renewable NRG Systems, Inc. The manufacturer of resource assessment and turbine optimization equipment has implemented a rebranding campaign to communicate its vision and future direction. Through this rebranding, which includes a refresh on its complete identity, the company is highlighting its commitment to providing whole systems and solutions…