RES, ZX Lidars and KK Wind Solutions develop product to upgrade performance of existing wind farms
ReLACS: taking the strain off your operational wind assets for increased production and lifetime extension. A cutting-edge retrofit technology comprising Lidar Assisted Turbine Control and Wind Farm Control for existing wind farms. RES, the world’s leading renewable energy company, alongside ZX Lidars and KK Wind Solutions, has developed a Retrofit Lidar Assisted wind farm Control System (ReLACS) which will improve the performance of existing wind farms. The product will be trialled by TRIG, the British investment trust dedicated to investing…
Turbine validation underway at Galloper Offshore Wind Farm
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy 6.0MW undergoes ZX Lidars Power Performance Test RWE, one of the world’s leading renewable companies has confirmed the commencement of Power Performance Testing of their turbines at Galloper Offshore Wind Farm utilizing the Nacelle Based Lidar ‘ZX TM’ from ZX Lidars. Nacelle Based Lidar ZX TM on SGRE 6MW wind turbine ZX TM allows the power curve of wind turbines to be measured and verified as a function of the Hub Height wind speed and replaces…
Wind data displaces 245 million tonnes of CO2
ZX Lidars has provided wind data in support of over £150bn of green energy investment displacing 245 million tonnes of CO2 emissions globally Lidars highlighted as key enabler in energy transition following review of market statistics provided by BVG Associates and Natural Power The measurement of wind characteristics at a potential wind farm development site with Lidar is today’s modern approach to renewable energy development. A digital approach to a very simple need – how windy will it be. The…
Senvion chief joins ZX Lidars to spearhead turbine Lidar tech
Former General Manager of Senvion UK, Steven White, to champion growth in turbine-mounted Lidar market ZX Lidars confirms the appointment of Dr. Steven White as Director of Turbine Mounted Lidar as the company scales in market sectors including wind turbine integrated Lidar Assisted Control and non-integrated Lidar for wind turbine / wind farm optimisation. Having previously led Senvion’s engineering EU North team and with a PhD in laser optics Steven combines technical knowhow with practical turbine experience. Lidar technology, which…
ZX Lidars’ North American Service & Support Center opens with NRG Systems
Services include routine validations, system updates, and rapid, low-cost logistics support for all generations of ZX Lidars Hinesburg, Vermont, USA – NRG Systems, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of smart technologies for a range of wind, solar, and meteorological applications, announced today the opening of North America’s ZX Lidars service and support center at its headquarters in Vermont, USA. NRG Systems introduced the UK-based Lidar OEM’s technology to North America in 2019, expanding distribution of ZX remote sensors to the…
Deutsche WindGuard unlocks complex wind sites with ZX Lidars
ZX Complex Flow Solver launched with ZephyScience expertise at the core With the introduction of a solution to allow the standalone use of wind lidar ZX 300 in complex terrain, Deutsche WindGuard has made a successful start to 2021. The new “ZX Complex Flow Solver” (ZX CFS) is the result of a joint development with the leading computational wind engineering organization ZephyScience, supported by lidar OEM ZX Lidars. Fully based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD), ZX CFS identifies, quantifies and…
Go ahead for Greek giant as Istos launches wind measurement campaign with Lidar
ZX Lidars technology makes the challenging terrain of western Greece no obstacle to a comprehensive and accurate wind measurement campaign A new wind measurement campaign is underway in western Greece as part of a major renewable energy power project. Istos Renewables Ltd. is performing the wind measurement programme using a ZX 300 Lidar together with just a 30-metre-high wind data reference masts. ZX 300 deployed in complex terrain with very short masts for bankable energy assessment Recording wind data across…
ZX Lidars excels at wind measurements in complex terrain
Industry consortium literature survey on Remote Sensing Devices confirms ZX 300 wind Lidar accuracy in all classes of complex terrain The Consortium for the Advancement of Remote Sensing (CFARS) has presented a literature survey of Remote Sensing Devices operating in complex flow including the WindCube (Leosphere, a Vaisala company), Triton Sonic Wind Profiler (Vaisala) and ZX 300 (ZX Lidars). CFARS is a wind energy industry consortium, composed of remote sensor and wind turbine OEMs, wind developers, academic researchers, and independent…
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy approves ZX TM for Power Performance Testing
A statement has been released confirming Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) testing and approval of nacelle based wind Lidar ‘ZX TM’ from ZX Lidars for the purpose of Power Performance Testing on Siemens Gamesa wind turbines In connection with a power curve campaign, Siemens Gamesa tested a new technology together with the well-known company ZX Lidars. Based on the positive results achieved, both on the medium range and long range measurements, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy approves the use of the…
UL and ZX Lidars place industry focus on wind farm performance validation
Recent industry study by A Word About Wind shows that validating performance of wind farms is the industry’s biggest priority To help address this focus, on the 16th July 2020 UL, a leading global safety science company, hosted a live event with Lidar OEM ZX Lidars and presented case studies performed around the world that highlight what can be achieved in the area of plant optimisation with nacelle-based wind Lidars. The webinar is available here: The webinar discussion generated a…
Tunisia tackles wind energy with wind Lidar
Technical consultancy Firnas Shuman delivers one-year ZX Lidars wind measurement campaign for major developer “Despite very tough environmental challenges for the measurement campaign in Tunisia Firnas Shuman is delighted to announce that our ZX 300 wind Lidar allowed us to achieve a best-in-class data recovery rate of 99.93% over a one-year period” commented Ahmed Salah, Head of Project Execution, Resource Measurements at Firnas Shuman. The project, including this internationally financed wind measurement campaign, featured demanding desert conditions and extreme heat…
Green light for GreenGo Lidars in Italy for wind projects
Italian renewables consultancy Studio Rinnovabili delivers ZX Lidars to wind farm developer for wind resource campaigns in the South of Italy GreenGo Srl, a wind farm development company founded in 2018, has confirmed that the Remote Sensing Technology Lidar is supporting their development work for new wind farms in Italy. In their first project, GreenGo selected ZX 300 and were supported by Italian company Studio Rinnovabili (also known as SR international) to install the autonomous Lidar and power supply next…
Remote restart to wind projects impacted by COVID
Recent industry study by RES (Renewable Energy Systems) finds Lidar to be ‘faster’ at wind measurements than met masts presenting an opportunity to restart stalled wind projects safely and quickly Embracing this opportunity, New Zealand engineering consultancy Energy3 has confirmed the immediate recovery of four wind development projects in New Zealand and Australia through almost instantaneous deployments of remote sensing Lidar device ZX 300, even with the presence of COVID-19 restrictions in each country. Energy3 Services Ltd. has remained active…
Wind Lidar #307 – 10 years on
2010, ZephIR HQ, Worcestershire, U.K. The ZephIR 300 Lidar – a remote sensing wind measurement tool capable of collecting wind data remotely from its installed location by use of a infra-red laser – was born, following an 18 month product development program that focused on improving the ‘usability’ of remote sensing devices. The resultant product was described as being “easy to use, while also rugged to ensure its longevity in the field.” In this paper we shall evidence that description…
NRG Systems now offering ZX Lidars worldwide via Global Network
Company expands agreement with ZX Lidars by distributing and supporting Vertical Wind Profiler ZX 300 through its extensive reseller network. Hinesburg, Vermont, USA – NRG Systems, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of smart technologies for a range of wind, solar, and meteorological applications, has reached an agreement with Lidar OEM ZX Lidars to distribute the ZX 300 onshore vertical profiler globally through its Value Added Reseller network. NRG Systems announced in March 2019 that it would sell and support ZX…
Permanent Met Lidars at Irish Wind Farms
ZX Lidars deployed as SCADA-integrated permanent met mast replacements on operational wind farms Pemanent Met Lidar, with ZX Lidars ZX Lidars has delivered ZX 300’s to Statkraft Ireland for the purpose of assisting with operational wind farm monitoring including power performance tests through to the provision of wind measurements for production forecasting / reporting. The use of wind Lidars in this capacity reduces the working at height and planning requirements associated with traditional met masts. In…