Wind Energy Development Highly accurate, bankable, cost-effective solutions for ensuring project success during prospecting, construction, and commissioning. Insights for today and tomorrow Anchored by the legendary WindCube lidar suite, Vaisala’s wind development technologies are highly versatile, cost-effective over long service lives, and trusted around the world.Vaisala solutions are ideal for standalone measurement campaigns, as well as for addressing measurement gaps and uncertainty left by legacy met masts and wind modeling. Similarly, our fully integrated data services provide the rich history, forecasting, and background insights leaders need to act decisively, protect valuable assets and personnel, and ensure project success.Key benefits in wind development include:Reduced uncertainty, improving financing and protecting profitability, from onshore complex terrain to remote offshoreRevolutionary data quality and suitability for tomorrow’s turbines Increased uptime and safety for assets and personnelSimplification of burdensome processes, such as WRAInformed, data-driven turbine selection and wind farm layoutIntegration of historical data and excellent forecasting for big-picture visibility Data you can bank on Wind developers face consistent pressures to prove a projects viability and bankability, which is one more reason why they turn to Vaisala — the recognized leader in this industry and others. Our lidars and related solutions have been exhaustively tested, accepted by all relevant international standards and guidelines, and proven over hundreds of deployments worldwide.WindCube lidar provides a complete profile of the wind, reducing the need for extrapolation and other error-inducing factors, and unlike met masts, compact lidar units can be deployed quickly (without long permitting delays) and easily moved or repurposed for further measurement campaigns. WindCube Complex Terrain Ready Offering Expand your possibilities with world-class technology and comprehensive supportThe wind industry is expanding into more complex terrain as land in simpler terrain becomes less available.Since wind flow isn’t uniform in complex terrain, modeling technologies ensure the data is accurate, reliable and bankable. Our WindCube Complex Terrain Ready offering gives you precise data in all types of complex terrain. Learn more Why Remote Sensing is the New Standard in Wind Energy This detailed ebook explains how lidar works, why it is such a valuable tool for wind energy, and why WindCube® is the most trusted lidar solution out there. Get eBook Solutions Wind Resource Assessment Wind resource assessment is a crucial, pressure-filled stage. Go beyond legacy technologies to capture the reliable, accurate data you need. Learn more Offshore Wind Measurement Make offshore wind farms not only technically feasible, but financially sound with single-source solutions for almost any need in offshore development and operations. Learn more Offshore Wind Farm Build-Up & Maintenance From Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIV) to ongoing maintenance and helideck needs, environmental monitoring and weather nowcasting are changing wind energy. Learn more Wind Lidars Why WindCube? Discover the remarkable science and business outcomes of the industry's gold standard wind lidar. Learn more WindCube The industry’s most trusted, bankable, and widely-deployed vertical profiling lidar, ideal for today’s increasing rotor sizes and hub heights. Learn more WindCube Scan Provides full, 360° wind awareness for a wide variety of applications – providing unmatched versatility and value over time. Learn more WindCube Offshore WindCube vertical profiling lidar, ruggedized and optimized for buoys and other harsh offshore deployments. Learn more WindCube Insights Software providing full fleet visibility and management for WindCube, and IEC-compliant PPT for WindCube Nacelle. Learn more Digital Services Historical wind resource data Fast, easy access to high-quality historical wind resource data for site selection, resource assessment, and climate impact studies. Learn more Xweather Protect Improve operational safety and continuity with real-time lightning detection and severe weather alerts for all your locations worldwide. Learn more Xweather API Direct access to the world's most accurate real-time and historical lightning data to integrate into your applications, systems, and processes. Learn more Lightning Integrator Quick and easy access to Vaisala's high-quality, accurate historical lightning data through an API or an easy-to-use web interface. This enables robust, data-driven safety and planning practices, as well as advanced risk assessments and incident reporting. Learn more Resources Quick guide WindCube lidar enhancements Take wind measurements even further with the gold standard in wind lidar. Download PDF Web page WindCube Scan Dual Lidar Ready Discover an unparalleled solution for increasing coverage, accuracy, and efficiency in offshore campaigns Read more Infographic 5 ways lidar transforms wind energy Explore 5 important ways lidar is changing the wind energy industry. Download PDF Brochure Hybrid wind reconstruction algorithm Explore how our unique, patent-pending method enables the lowest measurement uncertainty. Download PDF Webinar Optimizing offshore wind farm construction and maintenance operations with more accurate weather awareness insight Wind farms are expanding — especially offshore into deeper waters. The weather is harsh and less predictable farther from shore, risking safety and operational efficiency. Delays and repairs can easily cost millions. Access webinar Webinar Lidar innovations in the wind industry Lidar in wind energy is already widely used in all phases of a wind project. But what are some new, emerging use cases for lidar? Watch to learn more. Access webinar Success Stories Expanding and improving offshore wind research How Centrale Nantes uses WindCube® Scan lidar to research and optimize floating wind turbines offshore. Download PDF Exploring new territory A global wind and solar developer uses WindCube lidars to explore new territory and improve financial outcomes. Download PDF Achieving better financing A Dutch wind farm developer achieves better financing with WindCube lidar assessment. Download PDF Fixing performance degradation A wind farm owner identifies and fixes performance degradation with WindCube nacelle-mounted lidar. Download PDF Comparing WindCube® lidar and met mast data A real-world performance study for wind energy development Download PDF It's Time to Take Wind Energy Ever Higher Vaisala is ready to talk about your wind project and how we can make it better. Contact us today. We’ll give your project the fresh air it needs. Contact us
