Triton is used to supplement or replace measurements from met towers in assessment and operational settings.
Brazilian developer highlights role of Vaisala’s remote-sensing system in improving accuracy of critical wind estimates
PEC Energia, one of Brazil’s foremost renewable energy developers, is nearing completion of a $435 million, 150-MW wind park in the northeastern state of Pernambuco. During the project development stages, relied on Vaisala’s Triton remote-sensing system for crucial wind measurement data. The Triton Wind Profiler is manufactured by Vaisala, a provider of environmental and industrial measurement. Triton…
Vaisala paves way for Southeastern wind development in the U.S.
Environmental measurement provider, Vaisala, is partnering with Southeastern Wind Coalition (SEWC) members, Southern Company (including subsidiaries Southern Company Services and Alabama Power) and Santee Cooper, to evaluate the growth of wind energy within the utilities’ core operating areas. Together, the group will collaborate on an in-depth wind feasibility study, which will further expand the groundwork for…
European repowering market hinges on accuracy of higher height wind data, says Vaisala
As a growing number of wind energy assets across Europe near the end of their operational lifetimes, plans to upgrade and repower existing sites using larger, more efficient turbines depend on the ability of developers to accurately assess the wind resource at higher hub heights. However, current methods of data extrapolation from short onsite met…
Study confirms Vaisala’s Triton is as accurate as met towers for wind-resource assessments
A study released by industrial and environmental measurement company, Vaisala, concluded that the company’s Triton Wind Profiler is as accurate for wind-resource assessment applications as a traditional met tower. The study evaluated over 50,000 hours of wind data gathered from customer sites on four continents. Conducted by the Vaisala 3TIER Services wind-resource assessment team, this…
Sonic wind profiler said to provide lowest total cost of ownership
Vaisala Triton Wind Profiler may be the wind industry’s most trusted remote sensing system and the best value for wind measurement. The Triton remote sensing system, provides: Lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) – While Triton always costs less to purchase than any other proven remote sensing system, did you know the day to day…
Operator of UK wind farms selects Sodar to better plan operations
One of the UK’s biggest renewable energy companies is using Second Wind’s Triton Sonic Wind Profiler to evaluate wind farm sites and position wind turbines for maximum productivity and profitability. Triton, a remote sensing system, uses sodar (sound detection and ranging) technology to measure wind at greater heights than the previous tower-based standard. Triton’s compact…
Sodar sensing for hub-height wind used more widely
Remote wind sensing is winning broader acceptance as wind farm developers use it to measure wind characteristics such as in-flow angle and turbulence. Investors are also putting confidence in remote sensing data. This message emerged from the annual Triton User Group sponsored by wind technology company and sodar manufacturer Second Wind. Independent engineers, consultants, and…
Triton sonic wind profiler makes its way to the UK
One of the UK’s biggest renewable energy companies is using Second Wind’s Triton Sonic Wind Profiler to evaluate wind farm sites and position wind turbines for maximum productivity and profitability.
University plans to put West Virginia surface mine sites to wind use
Triton Sonic Wind Profiler and SkyServe wind data service provide accurate, versatile platform for documenting wind resources in ‘brownfield’ areas too rugged and isolated for met towers. Coal mined from West Virginia’s mountains has powered this country for decades, and now Second Wind’s wind data collection equipment is helping former and active coal mining sites…
Wind prospecting in Poland
Renewable energy consulting firm Wind Prospect will be taking delivery of two Second Wind Triton Sonic Wind Profilers this month to provide developers in Poland’s growing wind power market with fast, economical access to hub-height wind measurements.
Community program gives access to resource assessment
A manufacturer of wind measurement systems has developed a turn-key community wind information service to provide community wind project developers with analysis of wind power potential. Second Wind says its program will fuel the growth of community-scale wind power projects
Sodar measurements speed European wind-farm development
Formed in 2007 to finance the development of wind farms in Central and Eastern Europe, Continental Wind Partners (CWP) uses the Triton Sonic Wind Profiler as a part of its standard wind resource assessment practice. The developer is using advanced remote sensing (with eight Tritons) to expedite wind farm development, reduce project uncertainty and streamline…
Sodar, data loggers, and sat comm solve remote-sensing problem
Realizing that managing data communications presents a problem, developer Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) brought in monitoring equipment to collect large accurate data sets for evaluating wind power potential even in remote sites. Expanding into more remote wind-site areas meant the company needed more data collection points unified by a communications network that allowed remote monitoring…
Sound intelligence in the search for wind power
Reprint Info >> The wind industry’s need for wind measurement has grown beyond the 60-m reach of standard meteorological (“met”) masts. To reduce uncertainty for wind projects that can cost anywhere from $100 million to $1 billion, the industry needs data from the entire rotor sweep that can’t be gleaned from 60, 80, or even…
Wind developer prefers sodar
Spain’s renewable energy economy is flourishing, with some regions generating as much as 82% of their power from renewable resources. Barlovento Recursos Naturales, a Spain-based international wind consultancy, has helped the country step forward in wind energy especially, using Second Wind’s remote sensing systems to assess sites in Spain and Romania. The company’s sonic sensing…
Its official: NREL says sodar data as good as from met towers
Sodar or sonic detection and ranging, is a relatively recent tool for measuring wind speed and direction up to 200-m up. The task was usually relegated to meteorological tower that had to be built and often reached only 80-m up. Portable sodar units simplify the task. Recently, as part of continuing scientific research to understand…