Blogs and cases
Blogs and customer cases
Radiosonde – The Invention That Made Vaisala
- Innovations and Inspirations
- Meteorology
- Sustainability
- Weather & Environment
- Working at Vaisala
Vaisala's origins date back to the 1930's when Professor Vilho Väisälä , Vaisala's founder and long-time managing director, invented the...
The Pärnu River basin pilot project
- Sustainability
- Weather & Environment
- Innovations and Inspirations
In spring 2010, Vaisala released a pilot version of a coupled meteorological-hydrological forecasting system as part of a co-operation project...
Supporting Radioactivity Monitoring in Japan
- Sustainability
Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011 led to the largest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986. The 9.0 magnitude...
Vaisala Tsunami Detection Network in Chile
- Sustainability
- Weather & Environment
- Meteorology
At 03:34 a.m. on February 27th 2010, a devastating earthquake and series of tsunamis suddenly hit the central–south coast of Chile. The 8.8...
The Importance Of Accurate Solar Performance Predictions
- Renewable energy
- Solar energy
Developing a utility-scale solar project requires a large upfront investment, which makes accurately predicting how much power it will produce a...
Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador
- Innovations and Inspirations
- Sustainability
Destructive, damaging weather can wreak havoc across communities, especially vulnerable ones with limited resources and education about...
Vaisala Honorary In-kind Donator for New Children’s Hospital
- Life Science
- Sustainability
Vaisala will be contributing humidity, temperature, and carbon dioxide measurement instruments to the new children’s hospital to be constructed...
Keeping data centers cool
- Industrial Measurements
- Sustainability
Increasing demand for data processing and storage capacity has led to major companies investing in new facilities that provide web-based...
Scientific Research on Antarctica
- Innovations and Inspirations
- Meteorology
- Sustainability
Vaisala working together with our partners, installed an AUTOSONDE at Korean Antarctic Jang Bogo station, Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica. Korea...
Water on Mars
- Innovations and Inspirations
- Sustainability
NASA's Curiosity Rover uncovers liquid brine conditions on Martian surface The first evidence of liquid water on Mars was announced in May 2015...
Pan-Canadian Wind Integration Study Wins CanWEA Award
- Renewable energy
- Wind energy
We are pleased to announce that the groundbreaking Pan-Canadian Wind Integration Study (PCWIS), supported by Vaisala, was recognized this week...
Using Weather Information to Reduce Accidents and Improve Traffic Flow
- Meteorology
- Road weather
- Sustainability
The Trouble Spots The Oregon Department of Transportation (DOT) manages over seven thousand miles of roadway throughout the state. Like most...
Mona Lisa preserved by Vaisala
- Innovations and Inspirations
- Sustainability
By Jean-Francois Bore, Application Sales Engineer, Vaisala "I am sure you know of the Mona Lisa, known as La Joconde in French, one of the most...
Data Innovation Breeds Investor Trust - New Assessment Validation Results
- Renewable energy
- Wind energy
Advances in methodology can maintain the confidence of developers and financiers through continuous validation Innovation in wind energy...
Vaisala Completes World's Largest Solar Dataset Validation Study
- Renewable energy
- Solar energy
Independent comparison of satellite and ground-based measurements ensures accuracy and consistency of solar resource data for developers...
U.S. Solar Asset Managers Must Account for Extreme Weather Impacts
- Renewable energy
- Solar energy
Frequency of " nat cat " events in 2016 underlines growing requirement for reliable on-site weather data to inform operational decision-making...
Temperature Probe Buffer Types for Pharmaceutical & Biotech Temperature Monitoring Applications
- Industrial Manufacturing and Processes
- Life Science
How to select a Thermal Buffer from Glycol, Sand, Glass Beads, or Solid Material Blocks We often receive questions about damping methods for...
Next Generation Wake Modeling Approaches
- Renewable energy
- Wind energy
At one time or another, just about everyone in the wind industry has seen the now famous image of the Horn's Rev offshore wind farm in Europe's...
Vaisala Appoints New Managing Director for 3TIER India
- Renewable energy
Rajnikanth Umakanthan to head Vaisala's Indian subsidiary, delivering end-to-end resource risk management services for renewable energy...
Vaisala Ships First Units of SP-12 Solar Weather Station
- Renewable energy
Turn-key solar measurement solution completes our integrated solar services, offering developers, operators and engineers a single provider for...