New turbine-mounted Lidar and formation of Measurement Services business
Launch of new ‘ZX Lidars’ brand further reflects new chapter in Zephir Ltd.’s development. Following a three-year development and test programme, ZX Lidars (formerly ZephIR Lidar) has revealed a new Turbine-Mounted wind Lidar – ‘ZX TM’. The device has already been deployed in volume on independent power producer Fred. Olsen Renewables’ UK wind farm portfolio to optimise the installed turbines and wind farms as a whole. ZX Lidars has also formed ZX Measurement Services to provide the industry with ‘Data…
Canadian grid moves from masts to Lidars on operational wind farms
Leading wind development company Boralex install grid-compliant Permanent Met Lidars, integrated in to Siemens wind turbines. In response to IESO grid compliance, ZephIR 300 wind Lidar replaces need for operational met mast on Port Ryerse Wind Farm, Ontario, Canada. With more than 700MW of wind projects, Boralex command a majority share of the Canadian wind market. The company’s latest project, Port Ryerse Wind Farm, sees the deployment of a ZephIR 300 wind Lidar in accordance with grid operator IESO’s requirement…
ZephIR Lidar Achieves Full IEC Compliance
ZephIR Lidar has announced that its ground-based vertical profiling wind Lidar has successfully met the full conditions for satisfying the IEC 61400-12-1: 2017 Ed. 2 standard. The concluding analysis demonstrates very low uncertainties and validates again that Lidar is an acceptable technology for inclusion in the wide variety of wind campaigns and applications including resource assessment, site calibration and power curve measurements. “Lidar is IEC classified. Let me say that again… Lidar is IEC classified,” announced Ian Locker, Managing Director…
Inch Cape completes 3-year wind measurements with Lidar
Lighthouse Lidar Lights Up Offshore Wind Farm Plans With Zero Downtime Details of a novel three year project to enhance the energy assessment and revenue forecasting for the proposed Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm 15km off the Angus coast in the East of Scotland demonstrates significant benefits of adopting bespoke technology to gather data. A ZephIR wind Lidar system was installed on an existing lighthouse structure thanks to a custom-built solution developed by SgurrEnergy (now Wood.). This innovative solution not…
ZephIR Lidar Wind Lidar Workshop – Okinawa, Japan 22nd June 2018
Our Director of Science, Dr Mike Harris will be at the 19th Coherent Laser Radar Conference 2018 CLRC, this week in Okinawa, Japan, https://clrccires.colorado.edu Mike has been invited to present on Lidars and Measurements for Wind Energy at an open workshop for the Japanese Wind Power Association (JWPA) Committee Meeting on the 22nd June. The workshop will review the range of potential lidar applications and will summarise efforts in Europe to achieve greater lidar acceptance, topics will include: Summary of…
We’re exhibiting at Global Offshore Wind 2018
Are you at Global Offshore Wind 2018 in Manchester? ZephIR Lidar will be there presenting the use of wind Lidars for the wind and met industries from 19-20 June. ZephIR 300M is the leading offshore lidar – come by stand 80 to chat with us, enjoy some lovely coffee to find out why! If you would like to book a meeting with any of our team please get in touch via email: sales@zephirlidar.com
EOLOS success offshore increases Lidar demand
Floating Lidar company EOLOS sign further agreements with sole supplier ZephIR Lidar EOLOS (E) and ZephIR Lidar (Z) – Left to Right – Ewan Abbott (Z), Matt Smith (Z), Julian Harland (E), Carles Gayan (E), Rajai Aghabi (E) and Jorge Garcia (E) Turn-key offshore wind measurements team extend order coverage with leading offshore Lidar company ZephIR in response to increasing opportunities geographically and in support of new wind technologies. “EOLOS has been successful in a number…
Mike Anderson shines light on ZephIR Lidar
Former RES co-founder and Chief Technical Officer to join Lidar-company Board. As part of strategic and significant growth plans within the business, ZephIR Lidar can confirm the appointment of Dr. Mike Anderson to the Board. “A proud moment” as Mike Anderson joins ZephIR Lidar. Anderson, a co-founder of Renewable Energy Systems (RES), a leading developer, constructor, owner and operator of wind energy projects throughout the world, joins ZephIR Lidar with immediate effect following his 35…
ZephIR Lidar MD saddles up for ‘Ride Africa: Kenya’ to raise funds for Child.org
Ian Locker, founder and Managing Director of leading wind farm solutions provider ZephIR Lidar, will start a 500km cycle ride across central Kenya later this year to raise awareness for Child.org as part of ‘Ride Africa’. The trip will raise funding for development projects that transform the lives of children, and support research into effective methods of community development in Africa. To donate, visit: https://child.org/me/ians-ride-africa-challenge-2018-childorg From 10th November 2018, Ian Locker will join a team of 75 cyclists to ride…
SOCRATES meets ZephIR as Lidar project sets sail to inform global warming strategy
Scientists travel to the remote Southern Ocean to study cloud formation BOULDER, Colorado, U.S. — This month, an international team of scientists will head to the remote Southern Ocean with a ZephIR 300 wind lidar providing the project’s remote wind measurements on-board the R/V Investigator, an Australian deep-ocean research vessel. The U.S. portion of the project is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The team’s discoveries will be used to improve climate models, which routinely underestimate the amount of…
Floating Lidar company EOLOS to deploy with ZephIR in Baltic Sea
Turn-key offshore wind measurement company confirms deployment with one of the biggest energy Utilities in Poland. EOLOS FLS200 commissioned at Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Farm. In a competitive tender EOLOS secured contracts to deploy the EOLOS FLS200 floating Lidar, purpose designed for the offshore industry incorporating the leading ZephIR 300M wind Lidar ensuring the highest levels of accuracy in wind measurements. Requiring minimum time for installation and re-deployment the floating device provides cost effectiveness in both…
Wind farm offshore substations get Lidar upgrade
Announced at WindEurope 2017 – Leading Lidar provider, ZephIR Lidar, has released details of a new meteorological standard for offshore substations within operational offshore wind farms. Substations can now be delivered with a ZephIR 300M wind lidar as part of a Meteorological Monitoring Module to provide remote wind measurements from the system’s installed location up to 200 metres above without the need of a traditional meteorological mast. ZephIR Lidar has further confirmed the appointment of ENGIE…
Wind farm operator SSE Generation opts for wind Lidar, permanently
Leading UK utility company swaps Permanent Met Masts for Permanent Met ZephIRs at 108MW onshore Bhlaraidh Wind Farm in Scotland to deliver SCADA-integrated accurate wind farm measurements remotely, from the ground. With almost 1GW of onshore wind plant, SSE continues to focus on the development, construction and commissioning of onshore and offshore wind farm capacity in the UK and Ireland. ZephIR 300 deployed with SSE as met mast replacement In a competitive tender, SSE has innovated…
Smartec sends ZephIR Lidar in to the Taipei Basin with the National Taiwan University
Smartec Scientific Corp (Smartec) has confirmed their support of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University (NTU) by deploying a ZephIR 300 wind lidar in the Taipei Basin as part of a cutting-edge wind and weather research program described as being of “national importance”. Since its foundation in 1993, Smartec has been specialising in weather stations, water quality, ocean current measurement and system integration. In 2012 Smartec consolidated its reputation…
ZephIR Lidar expands Engineering Team following establishment of new UK Lidar Production Centre
ZephIR Lidar, a leading wind lidar manufacturer, has announced the expansion of its Engineering and Supply Chain Team as part of a larger strategy to increase production and meet the growing demand for more accurate wind measurements within the wind energy industry. ZephIR Lidar has invested its own resources and has also applied for and received government-backed ‘Innovate UK’ funding in support of expanding the engineering function for production and manufacturing, as well as creating new jobs in the rural…
DNV GL verifies nacelle-mounted ZephIR Lidar wind measurements
New nacelle Lidar test site fully operational An independent performance verification of a nacelle-mounted ZephIR Lidar has been undertaken by DNV GL on the test site in Janneby, Germany which demonstrates the product is compliant with best-practice guidelines developed in the EUDP UniTTe programmes – widely regarded and accepted as industry benchmarks for installations of turbine-mounted Remote Sensing Devices (RSDs). In the verification, the ZephIR DM nacelle-mounted lidar was mounted horizontally on a raised platform (FW-MM) – 180m away from…