
Oldenburg/Bremerhaven - The Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES has put an innovative wind radar system into operation that enables three-dimensional wind field measurements at unprecedented distances and resolution. The so-called Dual Doppler Wind Radar, consisting of two synchronously operating radar units, was set up near the DLR research wind farm WiValdi in the district of Stade in Lower Saxony and has been delivering measurement data for the first time since the beginning of June. The radar system was developed and built by the company SmartWind Technologies from Texas, USA. As part of the "Wind farm RADAR" project, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, the radar system is being scientifically validated for the first time by the Fraunhofer IWES in collaboration with ForWind - Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg. The aim is to make this fundamentally new technology for wind field measurements usable for the wind industry and to offer it as a service for planners and operators in the long term. The project has the potential to fundamentally revolutionize the understanding of wind flows in and around wind farms.
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