ZX Lidars recently partnered with Deutsche WindGuard and ZephyScience to roll out the ZX Complex Flow Solver (ZX CFS) tool, enabling the standalone use of wind lidar ZX 300 in complex terrain. Based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD), ZX CFS identifies, quantifies and resolves the relative differences between lidar and cup anemometer measurements witnessed in complex … [Read more...] about Wind Experts Devise Solution for Lidar in Complex Terrain
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Longroad Energy Selects WeBoost Platform to Optimize Turbine Performance
Longroad Energy Holdings, a U.S.-based renewable energy developer, owner and operator, has increased its annual energy production (AEP) by 2.5% using the WindESCo WeBoost AEP optimization platform. Longroad chose WindESCo, a company that specializes in renewable energy optimization, to provide insight and actionable analytics to better optimize its wind assets. Longroad … [Read more...] about Longroad Energy Selects WeBoost Platform to Optimize Turbine Performance
ROMEO Project Aims to Increase Lifetime of Offshore Substations, Foundations
A pilot-test of Ramboll’s True Digital Twin technology at the Wikinger offshore wind farm has revealed a significant analytical potential to increase the lifetime of offshore wind foundations and substations. The pilot-test is part of the ROMEO project, an initiative supported by Horizon 2020, an EU research program that aims to advance the energy transition in Europe and … [Read more...] about ROMEO Project Aims to Increase Lifetime of Offshore Substations, Foundations
Clearway Energy Clears the Way for Mesquite Wind Farm Construction
Clearway Energy Group, an owner and operator of renewable assets, has commenced construction on Mesquite Sky, a 345 MW wind farm in Callahan County, Texas. Clearway also closed $427 million in construction debt financing, for which Mizuho Bank Ltd., acted as the coordinating lead arranger and with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), MUFG Bank Ltd., Santander Bank … [Read more...] about Clearway Energy Clears the Way for Mesquite Wind Farm Construction
Peninsula Clean Energy Signs Trio Of Wind Contracts
Peninsula Clean Energy, a community choice aggregation agency and the official electricity provider for San Mateo County, has agreed to procure 245 MW of power from three California wind projects, a significant supplement to a growing portfolio of solar generation that is helping the agency achieve its goal of providing reliable all-renewable, emission-free power by … [Read more...] about Peninsula Clean Energy Signs Trio Of Wind Contracts