Wake Studies and Forecasting

Lidar is creating new opportunities for proactively improving energy capture and system reliability. Wind energy as we know it is evolving.

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Lidar's innovations

Thanks to lidar’s versatility, new applications in wake studies and forecasting are emerging. Wake assessment is a key factor in evaluating energy production and optimizing wind farm layouts, and short-term forecasting allows for proactive optimizations at the turbine or wind farm level, ensuring maximum energy capture and protecting turbine structures.

 

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Scanning Lidar in Wind Energy: Key Applications and Benefits

This detailed ebook explains the principles and key applications of scanning lidar — and shows why it's becoming the new secret weapon in the quest for certainty.

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It's Time to Take Wind Energy Ever Higher

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