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Title: Remote Sensing of Complex Flows by Doppler Wind Lidar: Issues and Preliminary Recommendations

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1351595· OSTI ID:1351595
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  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
  2. Leosphere, Orsay (France)
  3. UL International Gmbh, Freemont, CA (United States)
  4. Univ. of Stuttgart (Germany). Stuttgart Wind Energy
  5. Fraunhofer Inst. for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology, Freiburg (Germany)
  6. Meventus, Hamburg (Germany)
  7. Sgurr Energy, Glasgow (United Kingdom)
  8. ZephIR Limited, Kirkcudbrightshire (United Kingdom)
  9. Renewable NRG Systems, Hinesburg, VT (United States)
  10. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Boulder, CO (United States)
  11. Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)

Remote sensing of winds using lidar has become popular and useful in the wind energy industry. Extensive experience has been gained with using lidar for applications including land-based and offshore resource assessment, plant operations, and turbine control. Prepared by members of International Energy Agency Task 32, this report describes the state of the art in the use of Doppler wind lidar for resource assessment in complex flows. The report will be used as input for future recommended practices on this topic.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1351595
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-5000-64634
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English