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.
The changing face of wind O&M
The wind industry saw a huge number of installs in 2009, and 2010 is shaping up much better than expected. But when 2010 ends, the turbines of ‘09 and earlier will pass out of warranty and move to the service side of the ledger. Their maintenance work could overwhelm the OEMs. So who will take…