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- Category: Publishers Note
Remote Sensing for Wind Resource Measurement
The wind industry, to date, has largely studied wind patterns and turbine performance using traditional fixed masts; these raise issues such as the need for site permitting, working at height, and increased uncertainty in data due to complex sites and inadequate mast heights. The highest mast currently available on the market reaches 80 metres. The hub height of turbines is becoming greater and greater, but for now wind data from altitudes higher than the masts can reach generally has to be estimated. Remote sensing methods, such as sodar and laser anemometry (lidar), offer a means of obtaining accurate wind profiles for wind resource assessment at greater heights.
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Seize the Opportunity
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Europe Sets the Standard for the Globe
Recently the European Council has agreed that the European Union will increase the share of renewable energy to 20% by the year 2020. The EU has adopted this share as a binding overall target for its member states. This is good news for our industry, and governments around the world should feel encouraged to set up ambitious binding targets and effective implementation programmes as well.
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Will 2007 be another record year?
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The European Renewable Energy Roadmap
The year 2006 started with conflict between Russia and Ukraine about supplying gas to the latter. The new year 2007 started with a similar battle between Russia and Belarus about oil and Russia shut down the pipeline which transports oil to the rest of Europe. The dependency on fossil fuels from other countries and the problem of global warming has put renewable energy back on the top of the European political agenda. EU citizens largely favour renewable energies while only 20% are for nuclear energy, according to a new European Commission survey.- Category: Publishers Note
Looking ahead is important…
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