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Wind turbines are getting bigger and taller
-Background Wind energy is on the rise as costs per MWh are reducing. In 2018, 51GW of capacity were added…
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MOD Air Defence Radar Mitigation Update 2019
-The Ministry of Defence has provided information to help wind farm developers determine what mitigation solutions may be appropriate for…
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Wind Turbine Radar Interference in the United States
-Background The US Department of Energy published its “Federal Interagency Wind Turbine Radar Interference Mitigation Strategy” in January 2016. Having…
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Research Plan – Meteorological Radar
-Pager Power has commenced an internal Research and Development project to make increasingly accurate predictions of the impact of wind…
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How it’s done – Assessing Wind Farm Radar Interference – France (military)
-Introduction Radar interference due to wind farms is managed differently in various countries. A previous article gave an overview of…
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UK Met Office Safeguarding And Wind
-As of April 2015, the UK Met Office became a statutory consultee for wind developments. Prior to this, Met Office…
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Storm, hurricane or wind turbines? A short review of OPERA Guidelines for weather radar & wind turbine interference
-Meteorological agencies around the world use radar to detect weather phenomena. Wind turbines are large structures that due to their…
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Moving the goal posts? Riverside Football Stadium wind turbine and DTVA
-A proposed 1.5MW wind turbine at Middlesbrough Riverside Football Stadium (pictured below) has hit a stumbling block after previously receiving…
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Why is the wind farm radar problem difficult to solve?
-The problem has had many people frustrated for over 10 years. Attempts at solutions have been made from aviation stakeholders, wind…
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Reliable height calculations for wind turbine radar interference decision making
-Many of you will appreciate that accurately calculating height data when performing wind turbine – radar interference analysis is important.…