Lidar lights up wind opportunities for Tilt in Australia by Staff Writers Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 18, 2019
Tilt Renewables, a leading developer, owner and manager of renewable energy generation assets in Australia and New Zealand, has confirmed the use of wind Lidar technology from ZX Lidars to remotely measure wind conditions above ground without the need for a traditional met mast. Initial deployment has been to a remote site in complex terrain primarily for the purpose of confirming the quality of the wind resource. With more than 1.6GW of approved wind projects in Australia and New Zealand Tilt Renewables required a flexible solution to wind resource assessment that could also be used to bolster existing anemometry and with an eye on operational sites emerging. New Zealand-based wind engineering consultancy Energy3 provided expert advice and support on how to achieve this. "A key advantage of Lidar is that it can be easily mobilized and rotated to a number of sites within the Tilt Renewables' portfolio and can be used so flexibly for a range of purposes including feasibility assessments at potential new sites and improving the coverage of site measurements at existing sites" commented Sherrin Yeo, Engineering Manager at Tilt Renewables. ZX Lidars provides vertical and horizontal profiling wind Lidar to accurately measure wind conditions remotely and ahead of their installed position. These accurate, independent wind measurements are a cornerstone in the development, construction and operation of wind farms globally.
Wind to lead U.S. electric capacity additions at power plants in 2019 Washington (UPI) Jan 11, 2019 Wind generation will lead new electricity capacity in the United States in 2019 trailed by combined cycle natural gas and solar, while coal will lead retirements, followed by old natural gas, steam turbines and nuclear. Of the expected 23.7 gigawatts of new electricity capacity additions for this year in the United States' power plants, 46 percent of it comes from wind projects, the Energy Information Administration said Thursday in a report. "Texas, Iowa and Illinois will be home to mor ... read more
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