In an environment of increased offshore wind energy and net-zero emissions targets, how do we keep our sea and airspace safe, secure and low-carbon? The massive expansion of offshore wind power must be achieved in tandem with a happy coexistence with military and other interests at sea. Today at WindEurope Offshore 2019 in Copenhagn, a … Continue reading Radar issues and lack of regulation blocks offshore wind energy
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New radar scanner tests wind turbines blades for defects
Thanks to the innovative radar scanner from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF, defects in the material composition of the wind turbine blades can now be detected with far greater accuracy and visualized in a cross-sectional view, thereby saving costs in production and operation. A demonstrator will be presented at this year’s … Continue reading New radar scanner tests wind turbines blades for defects
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U.S. radar will be upgraded to reduce impact of wind turbines
An Air Force radar on a remote Oregon mountain will get a software upgrade to allow more wind-power turbines to be installed in the region, two federal agencies announced. Eastern Oregon and Washington state are already a boom area for electricity generation powered by wind. Officials had said the wind farms were … Continue reading U.S. radar will be upgraded to reduce impact of wind turbines
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DONG Energy partners with SmartWind Technologies for ‘game-changing’ radar system
Two radar units will be installed in 2016 on the UK east coast near the Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm which is currently under construction. They will produce high-resolution dynamic maps of the wind flow through and around the wind farm. The 18-month measurement campaign – the first of its kind where radar will be … Continue reading DONG Energy partners with SmartWind Technologies for ‘game-changing’ radar system
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France is building the world’s first wind farm with stealth wind turbines designed to minimize interference with radar systems
EDF Energies Nouvelles, the renewables unit of state-controlled utility EDF, aims to install the new Vestas-built wind turbines next spring in the “Ensemble Eolien Catalan” wind farm near Perpignan and start operating them over the course of 2015. “It is a world premiere for this new technology,” an EDF EN spokeswoman said. The wind turbines … Continue reading France is building the world’s first wind farm with stealth wind turbines designed to minimize interference with radar systems
Continue readingNew radar modification deal helps unlock new wind energy
Air traffic services company NATS has signed a pioneering deal with two wind turbine developers that could unlock up to 2.2GW of potential new wind energy across the UK. The deal, signed between NATS, SSE and Vattenfall, secures the funding to modify two Raytheon-manufactured radar sites
Continue readingAir Force looks to solve wind energy radar interference
The Air Force is looking to hire a software modeling company to develop a tool to get around a growing problem: radar interference caused by wind turbines. Officials at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., announced that they plan to award a two-year research and development contract to Analytical Graphics Inc. to develop a specialized
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Wind Energy and Radar as Partners
PTB's new field strength measuring system will predict possible interferences in the coexistence of wind farms and radar facilities. The octocopter follows a pre-defined route by means of a ground marking system. The autonomous measuring probe which is mounted on the octocopter is equipped with three antennas arranged at right angles to one another, and … Continue reading Wind Energy and Radar as Partners
Continue readingRadar technology can solve wind energy aviation issues
Aviation constraints are a huge issue for the wind industry. According to Renewable UK, for example, half of all wind farm developments in the UK will face objections from aviation stakeholders on the grounds of radar interference, obstruction or impact to low flying. However, a new radar technology could help solve some of these problems. … Continue reading Radar technology can solve wind energy aviation issues
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Radar technology can solve wind energy aviation issues
Aviation constraints are a huge issue for the wind industry. In 2011, EWEA carried out a survey and found that 19 GW of wind projects were blocked by radar difficulties in the UK, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Spain, Greece and Ireland. Many difficulties for wind farm developers come from conflicts with obsolete radar … Continue reading Radar technology can solve wind energy aviation issues
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