Following the deployment of Siemens Gamesa's innovative turbines at the biggest floating wind farm on the planet, it has been suggested that the 6 MW horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) design still needs work. But at least one expert has claimed the 6-megawatt horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) design deployed at Hywind is not groundbreaking enough to meet the industry’s future needs. Geotechnical consultant Christ Golightly suggests the industry develops vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) designs to use alongside floating substructures instead. “VAWTs are the most effective way of getting electrical power from kinetic energy in moving air,” he said. LIDAR is tech of choice for wind feasibility and power curve tests Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) will become more popular than MET masts for offshore wind feasibility and power curve verification tests, a panel at this year's Offshore Wind Conference said. The first wave of new offshore windfarms could be up and running by 2030, but there have already been some hiccups along the way. While LIDAR works best with short masts for onshore projects, offshore wind projects only require the LIDAR to provide data, said Alexandre Sauvage, CEO of LIDAR manufacturer Leosphere.
Following the deployment of Siemens Gamesa's innovative turbines at the biggest floating wind farm on the planet, it has been suggested that the 6 MW horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) design still needs work. Geotechnical consultant Christ Golightly suggests the industry develops vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) designs to use alongside floating substructures instead. “VAWTs are the most effective way of getting electrical power from kinetic energy in moving air,” he said. LIDAR is tech of choice for wind feasibility and power curve tests Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) will become more popular than MET masts for offshore wind feasibility and power curve verification tests, a panel at this year's Offshore Wind Conference said. The first wave of new offshore windfarms could be up and running by 2030, but there have already been some hiccups along the way. While LIDAR works best with short masts for onshore projects, offshore wind projects only require the LIDAR to provide data, said Alexandre Sauvage, CEO of LIDAR manufacturer Leosphere.