Wind Energy Hamburg presentation: Managing impact on DFS radio navigation
Chairman, Mike Watson, will be conducting a presentation about managing the impact of wind turbines on DVOR radio navigation beacons at the upcoming Wind Energy Hamburg event. The Presentation Titled: “Managing the impact of wind turbines on DFS radio navigation in Schleswig Holstein”, the talk draws upon the recent news…
Reducing Aviation Navigation Aid Numbers
There are plans in the UK, Europe and the USA to reduce the numbers of ground based navigation aids for aviation with increasing use of space-based aids for en-route navigation. In Europe such as proposal was put forward by EUROCONTROL in 2008. Similar plans have been announced in the US…
Pager Power radar analysis results accepted in Scottish wind turbine appeal
Results of a free online radar line of sight tool have been dismissed in favour of the conclusions from analysis performed by Pager Power and other relevant companies. The result is that a single wind turbine development in Scotland has been granted planning permission. The Project The appeal over the…
South, East or West: How should I orientate my solar panels?
How should I orientate my solar panels? The usual answer would be north–south; and this is how the vast majority of solar panels in the UK, Germany and elsewhere have been installed. However, recent news suggests that solar panels should be considered facing east-west. Solar panels can produce solar reflections, commonly…
How does solar panel orientation affect the direction of UK solar reflections?
In the UK it is almost industry standard for solar panels to have a southwards orientation with the aim to ‘absorb’ as much of the incoming solar energy as possible. Orientating the panels in this way means that they receive the majority of the solar energy in the hours around midday.…
Solar farm and radar interference concerns
To date the biggest aviation concern for solar developers with respect to aviation activity has been the effect of glint and glare on aircraft and Air Traffic Control (ATC) personnel. However, another aviation issue can threaten developments- the possibility of solar farms affecting the performance of Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR).…
Impact of wind turbines on aeronautical radio systems
Aeronautical radio systems are used for communications between air traffic controllers and pilots. They are referred to as Air Ground Air (AGA) systems and operate in the Very High Frequency (VHF) frequency band. The technical specification for aeronautical radio is contained within Annex 10 to the Convention on International Civil…
Intentional solar PV reflections: a necessity and nuisance
Glint, Glare or Solar PV Reflections Solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels are designed to absorb sun rays and produce electricity. However, sometimes they can cause solar reflections usually described by the term Glint and Glare which can be of concern to the aviation community (i.e. pilots and air traffic control personnel),…
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