Small wind turbine and solar installation to power ILS
11kW of renewable energy is being installed at an airport in Portugal as part of an off-grid system to power the instrument landing system (ILS). Reported on AirTrafficManagement.net, an Evance 5kW small wind turbine and a 6kW solar array will be installed at the Santa Maria Airport, alongside a battery…
Large structure planning: aviation concerns
Importance of Aviation Sites Aerodromes serve a multitude of purposes in countries around the world. Civil airports are of course fundamental to modern travel but in addition to this, there are smaller airfields which are used locally/recreationally and military airfields that are important to national security. Any proposed development that…
North Uist turbines approved despite MOD radar concerns
Plans to erect two turbines, said to cause unacceptable interference to radars, have been approved by councillors. The Radar Concerns The BBC reported that the community wind project, located on the Scottish Island of North Uist, had received a Ministry of Defence (MOD) objection due the predicted operational impact on…
Military radar objection for medium wind turbine in Shropshire
A turbine with a tip height of 46.3m is being objected to by the Ministry of Defence (MOD), on accounts of effects it will have on an Air Traffic Control (ATC) Radar. Reported in the Shropshire Star, the MOD say that the turbine will be detectable, and cause interference, to…
Measures taken against Walkie Talkie solar glare
A solution to the solar glare problem of the Walkie Talkie skyscraper is on the way say Land Securities. The London Skyscraper highlighted just how serious an issue solar glare from a building can be earlier this year. It’s concave shape caused a concentrated beam of sunlight which inflicted damage…
Pager Power involvement with REIPPP third round South African wind projects
With the third round of the South African Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP) complete, it was announced who had achieved Preferred Bidder status from the country’s Department of Energy. Mainstream Renewable Power Among the 7 chosen bidders for onshore wind was Mainstream Renewable Power. The leading South African…
Wind farm interference with radar: Canada concerns
Wind turbine interference with radar is an issue that we tackle on a daily basis. But it is not only in the UK that this is a problem, it occurs internationally. Recently an article has been published in the Ottawa Citizen detailing concerns that wind farm radar interference is creating…
Pager Power at RenewableUK 2013
From the 5th – 7th November, we were exhibiting at the RenewableUK 2013 Exhibition and Conference. The event was held at the NEC in Birmingham and Technical Analysts Danny Scrivener and Amy Sudbury were on the stand for the whole duration. Their highlights from the event are below. Aviation Stream…
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