Vaisala, a global provider  in weather, environmental, and industrial measurement, announced the development of an advanced X-band Weather Radar. The smaller size and lower cost of an X-band radar will make it an ideal instrument to enhance the weather detection capabilities of a specific location. In challenging terrain, it fills the gaps to reliably detect…

Vaisala, a global leader in weather, environmental, and industrial measurements, is introducing Leosphere‘s top industry lidar (light detection and ranging) technology into its portfolio of offerings in North American markets. With the acquisition of Leosphere, Vaisala will broaden its extensive range of weather and environmental measurement solutions. In addition, Vaisala now provides end-to-end sales and…

In this WindTalk podcast, we discuss lightning and its potential impact and effect on wind turbines with Vaisaila‘s Brooke Pearson. Brooke has more than 30 years of experience working in the field of meteorology and is currently Vaisaila’s Lightning Global Solutions Manager. The company, which provides environmental and industrial measurement (including lightning data), recently developed…

Vaisala, a global provider in environmental and industrial measurement including comprehensive lightning data, has developed the capability to distinguish cloud-to-ground lightning strokes that contain continuing current, the most damaging of lighting strokes. This first-of-its-kind technology offers precision in identifying these strokes, which can last up to 1,000 times as long as a typical lighting stroke…

Wind speeds in India during the 2018 monsoon season were significantly higher than normal, and up to 20% higher than long-term averages in some regions, according to wind performance maps Vaisala published today. These higher wind speeds will benefit wind farm production; this is welcome news for wind energy operators and investors, who have faced several…

Vaisala, a global provider in environmental and industrial measurement, has announced the acquisition of Leosphere SAS, a global provider in ground-based and nacelle-mounted LiDAR equipment for the wind industry. As project developers and operators worldwide turn to remote sensing to capture wind data at today’s increasing hub-heights, the acquisition will see Leosphere’s Windcube and Wind…

The wind energy industry is increasingly adopting data collected by remote sensors for a wider range of applications. In doing so, developers and operators have benefitted from reduced assessment times, lower development and permitting costs, and an improved understanding of on-site wind conditions. To date, Vaisala’s Triton Wind Profiler has been deployed on almost 5,000 wind…

The same meteorological conditions behind the current heatwave in Western Europe have contributed to a wind drought, negatively impacting wind energy project performance in markets including the UK, France, Spain, Germany, and much of Scandinavia. Simultaneously, solar plant performance in many of these markets has increased, in a striking illustration of the balancing effect that…

Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has launched a new Vaisala Energy Budget Outlook service to provide independent assessment of the impact of weather on wind portfolio performance. The launch comes amid increased demand from wind energy operators for tools to more accurately forecast revenue, and for the ability to adjust these…

Wind data is essential for wind-farm developers and owners to ensure that their assets deliver the financial returns their investors expect. Wind-turbine technology continues to evolve, and wind projects are being developed in an increasingly competitive environment. To meet the needs for accurate and timely data, a new type of modern wind measurement campaign has evolved —…

Successful wind-power development has a number of challenges that begin at the early planning and permitting stages. Effective project siting is a critical step in this process. While met towers are a siting tool that have long been used to measure the wind resource ahead of planning a wind farm, the devices are not without…

Wind speeds during India’s annual monsoon season have fallen by as much as 9% over the past two decades, with three of the past four years also below average. This is according to research by Vaisala, a global researcher in environmental and industrial measurement. Vaisala’s latest analysis, performed on global reanalysis datasets, highlights the impact…

An easy-to-read map interface shows all your Vaisala Tritons. Zoom in and out, pan, and select any Triton to show critical operational data or download time series.

Vaisala, a global provider of environmental and industrial measurement, has signed a succession of new regional partnerships in response to rising global demand for its advanced wind-measurement system, the Triton Wind Profiler. Additionally, as wind farm owners and operators worldwide continue to expand their use of remote sensing in wind industry applications, Vaisala has launched…

The new mission equipment will complement the already existing measurement tools on Mars taken there by Curiosity in 2012.

Vaisala, a global provider in environmental and industrial measurement, has collaborated with WindSim, a pioneer in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling, on a study that demonstrates how the effects of complex terrain on wind measurements collected by remote sensing units can be mitigated. The collaboration has included the most extensive complex terrain validation of remote sensing…

Major wind energy firms are rapidly expanding their use of remote sensing across their project portfolios, ending a three-decade reliance on meteorological (met) towers. To stay competitive, wind developers and operators must invest in redefining their measurement practices or risk falling behind the pack. Developers and operators that consolidate their use of the technology will…

Vaisala, a global provider of environmental and industrial measurement, is working with power utilities, maintenance providers and asset owners to bring the first commercial units of its Optimus DGA Monitor for Transformers online. In recent months, Vaisala has delivered Optimus units to various customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Americas and Asia. Vaisala…

Vaisala, a global provider of environmental and industrial measurement, has highlighted how continuous online transformer monitoring will play a key role in the future maintenance and servicing of transformer fleets across Asia, as electrification and reliable grid access spreads to the continent’s rural population. Faced with increasing demand for access to electricity, especially in rural…

3TIER India, a subsidiary of global environmental and industrial measurement leader, Vaisala, has announced significant investment in its personnel as it responds to steadily growing demand in the Indian wind and solar sectors for its renewable energy services and measurement equipment. By the end of 2017, the firm will have doubled the capacity of its team…