Wind Resource Assessment

Did you know that wind farms across the world are underperforming their pre-construction energy yield estimates by 10%? Vaisala is addressing this issue by offering a wide range of weather sensors and services to support your onshore and offshore wind resource assessment needs, and ensure your wind farm project will meet financial and performance expectations.

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    Wind farm developers and investors demand high quality measurements and weather data to make intelligent project decisions. Vaisala is your professional partner for turnkey meteorological towers, remote sensing, data management, and energy yield analysis. With over 70 years experience in developing sensors and deploying weather observation networks, Vaisala and its global partners are well prepared to support your resource assessment needs anywhere the wind blows.

    We offer five configurations of weather measurement systems to meet your needs, and we can customize weather services for project, allowing you to get the most return on your investment.
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    • DSC111 Remote Surface State Sensor 
      • Provides an accurate reading of surface conditions, including water, ice and snow amounts and a high resolution value for grip level. Pole mounted roadside set-up eliminates the disruption caused by slot-cutting, making installation and maintenance relatively easy. Can be used as a stand alone system on bridge decks, in remote locations or as part of an existing ROSA weather station.
    • Vaisala Visibility Sensors PWD10, PWD20 and PWD20W 
      • Offers perfect solutions for a variety of visibility measurement applications and precipitation type detection. For example in road weather, waterways visibility measurement and meteorological weather stations.
    • Vaisala HUMICAP® Humidity and Temperature Probe HMP155 
      • Provides reliable and stable humidity and temperature measurement with the new generation Vaisala HUMICAP® 180R sensor. Especially designed for use in meteorological applications and for a wide range of instrumentation, for example, recorders, data loggers, and laboratory equipment and monitoring.
    • Vaisala HydroMet™ System MAWS301 
      • The Vaisala HydroMet™ System MAWS301 is a compact, robust and easy to use system providing quality controlled data both in meteorological and hydrological applications. Especially designed for unattended operations at remote sites requiring high reliability, low power consumption and extended back-up battery capacity.
    • Vaisala Wind Set WA15 
      • Anemometer and wind vane with crossarm and power supply. Designed for demanding wind measurement applications.
    • Vaisala Wind Set WA25 
      • Fully heated anemometer and wind vane with crossarm and power supply. Designed for arctic and other demanding wind measurement applications.
    • Vaisala WINDCAP® Ultrasonic Wind Sensor WMT52 
      • Designed for demanding applications where stable and inexpensive wind measurements are required. Optional heating available. Virtually maintenance-free. Suitable for marine, wind energy, and environmental applications.
    • Vaisala WINDCAP® Ultrasonic Wind Sensor WMT700 
      • Vaisala WINDCAP® Ultrasonic Wind Sensor WMT700 Series is a robust and reliable ultrasonic anemometer. It measures surface wind, which is one of the key parameters for meteorology and aviation.
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    • Wind Resource Assessment 
      • Whether you are in a phase of 1) evaluating and planning a Wind Farm site or 2) operating an existing one, Vaisala can offer relevant data for day-to-day decision making. Our data communication, management and quality services offering maximize data availability, so that you can concentrate on running a successful operation. Additionally a portfolio of life cycle services ensures that your Wind Farm operations run smoothly and in an optimal way over its entire life cycle.
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