Blogs and cases
Blogs and customer cases
Tool for Enthusiasts and Experts Alike
- Innovations and Inspirations
- Meteorology
- Weather & Environment
The Vaisala Open Weather Data Challenge competition challenged students and professionals to come up with creative and innovative ways to...
Open Weather Data Challenge Runner-Up Predicts Flash Floods
- Environmental and Public Health Protection
- Weather & Environment
- Meteorology
- Innovations and Inspirations
The Vaisala Open Weather Data Challenge competition challenged students and professionals to come up with creative and innovative ways to...
Focus on High-quality Measurement
- Innovations and Inspirations
Vaisala and MIKES Metrology, now part of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, share a long history of cooperation already from the...
Ventilation system clears the air in turkey farm
- Industrial Measurements
Breeding turkeys indoors requires careful control of air quality, ventilation and heating. Proper control using CO2 sensors can result in...
Monitoring CO2 in Wineries
- Industrial Measurements
Exposure to high levels of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) can be dangerous to workers in wineries. Care must be taken to protect workers from over...
Extended Trials Illustrate Operational Robustness of Enhanced C-Band Weather Radar Capabilities
- Meteorology
- Weather & Environment
Vaisala and Eigenor, together with the University of Helsinki, achieved a six-month milestone in their extended operational trials that pave the...
Open Weather Data Winner: RainMiner
- Environmental and Public Health Protection
- Weather & Environment
- Meteorology
- Innovations and Inspirations
The Vaisala Open Weather Data Challenge competition challenged students and professionals to come up with creative and innovative ways to...
Is Your Wind Portfolio Climate Resilient?
- Environmental and Public Health Protection
- Renewable energy
Extreme low wind events in the U.S. during 2015 and their subsequent effect on local power output served as a strong reminder of the risks...
UVIG Awards Vaisala for Leadership in Wind Integration Research
- Renewable energy
This week UVIG, the Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group, announced its 2016 Technical Achievement Honorees, which recognized groups...
Utility-Scale Solar Surpasses Wind in California for First Time in 2015
- Renewable energy
High penetration of grid-connected utility solar increases market demand for accurate regional solar forecasting tools to manage energy...
Turkey Sees Elevated Wind Speeds Following Lull
- Renewable energy
Latest Vaisala analysis reveals Q1 jump following low wind trend, underscores need for emerging Turkish wind industry to understand climate...
Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Site Acceptance Test (SAT), Japan & GAMP for Monitoring Systems
- Industrial Manufacturing and Processes
- Life Science
Recently our Regulatory Expert gave a training session on Annex 15 in Japan and was asked this question: "Regarding qualifying environments for...
Vaisala Supplies Data to Endurance for Innovative Wind Hedge
- Renewable energy
Long-term contract affords Australian electricity supplier Meridian Energy protection against production and earnings volatility Vaisala is...
U.S. 2015 Solar Plant Underperformance: Operational Issues or Just Bad Weather?
- Renewable energy
Did your plant underperform expectations last year? If so, you may currently be under pressure to evaluate and fix any of a mirade of possible...
Mexico Sees Below Average Wind Speeds In 2015
- Renewable energy
Study illustrates widespread departures from normal wind speeds, underlining the importance of proper resource assessment and due diligence for...
The Importance of Open Weather Data
- Meteorology
- Weather & Environment
- Renewable energy
The weather data collected every day can have a range of new benefits if it is made open and interpreted in the right way. A surprisingly vast...
Got Snowcat?
- Sustainability
- Weather & Environment
Vaisala Field Service teams are occasionally signed up to provide service to many environmental measurement systems located in extremely remote...
Day-to-day Benefits of Weather Detection
- Meteorology
- Weather & Environment
Studies in 2006 showed that weather information had an average value of $109 per US household each year. This equates to an overall economic...
Monitoring in a Harsh World
- Aviation
- Weather & Environment
Imagine for a minute living in a place with temperatures of -10°C (14°F) to 55°C (131°F) in the same month, and the temperature in the morning...
Vaisala Validates Accuracy of Wind Assessment Methodology
- Renewable energy
Study demonstrates calibration of Vaisala's wind due diligence approach with operational wind farm production data We recently completed an...