Fraunhofer IWES Wind Lidar Buoy deploys two next-gen Lidar units offshore; first dual-Lidar offshore buoy deployment.
Fraunhofer IWES Wind Lidar Buoy deploys two next-gen Lidar units offshore; first dual-Lidar offshore buoy deployment. Fraunhofer IWES Wind Lidar Buoy deployed with two next-gen Lidar units For the first time, the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES is operating two different profiling Lidar types simultaneously on a Fraunhofer IWES Wind Lidar Buoy. The campaign aims to validate the suitability of both systems for offshore buoy deployment while exploring new measurement concepts to increase data availability and enable complementary measurement strategies. As the first deployment of these next-gen Lidar units on a floating Lidar buoy, it also provides data to evaluate their performance under offshore conditions. It is being carried out as part of the “Wind-Lidar-Boje NG“ research project, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE). ...