Editor’s note: This article comes from sodar manufacturer Second Wind Measuring wind in complex terrain is becoming increasingly critical as more of the ideal, flat, windy sites available for windpower are developed. Ground-based, portable remote sensing is ideal for measuring wind in complex terrain because it’s hard to put up towers, and developers can measure […]
Reaching beyond met-mast heights with Second Wind
With turbine towers reaching beyond met-mast heights, it’s time for another way to measure higher level winds. Sound detection and ranging or sodar equipment provides a solution, says Second Wind CEO Larry Letteney. In this podcast, Letteney discusses how the wind industry now collects wind information and how that might be improved.