ZX 300e Wind Lidar Achieves IEC 21- to 200-Metre Classification
The global wind industry continues its advances towards ever-larger turbines. Whereas hub heights of 80 to 100 metres were once considered tall, today’s turbines are routinely installed at hub heights exceeding 120 to 160 metres, with rotor diameters of 170 to 200 metres. This scale of technology demands a measurement solution that can provide finance-grade wind data across the full rotor swept area. Without such measurement certainty, wind projects risk underperformance, increased cost of capital, and reduced investor confidence.
By Alex Woodward and James G. Downs, ZX Lidars, UK
