The
Energiewerkstatt
commissioned a comparative measurement of LiDAR devices based on different measurement principles – pulsed LiDAR and continuous wave LiDAR – at a high alpine location in Austria in March 2024. The aim of the project, which is part of Austria’s participation in the IEA Wind TCP Task 52 The aim of the test operation is to determine the advantages and disadvantages of the respective measurement principles and the special meteorological conditions in the high mountains.
Ground-based LiDAR systems – Light Detection And Ranging– allow wind speeds to be measured up to 250 meters above the ground, among other things.
In view of the constantly increasing dimensions of wind turbines, wind LiDAR therefore has great potential for applications in wind energy.
Within the IEA Wind TCP, a forum organized by the International Energy Agency for the international exchange of research results and experiences, the IEA Wind Task 52 deals with the challenges of the widespread use of wind LiDAR in wind energy. The LiDAR in complex terrain working group is led by Energiewerkstatt, as the Austrian representative in Task 52