European Energy is set to install a Quantec Sensors radar system near the 12MW Wittstedt wind farm in the German state of Lower Saxony.
The project’s three Enercon E-115 and one E-101 wind turbines will be fitted with a system from Quantec that detects signals from the nearby radar.
The system ensures that turbines only activate their marking lights at the nacelle when air traffic is close by, contrary to now where the lights flashes constantly at night or fog.
“That will give a considerable reduction of the hassles experienced by neighbours and by passers”, European Energy expects.
“The flashing lights are often mentioned by neighbours when we discuss a potential project”, said chief technical officer Mikael D Pedersen.
“This is a solution that can take that concern of the table. It is a solution that we more and more and I see interesting perspectives in these kind of systems”, he added.
The system will be installed in autumn and be operational in 2019.
PNE and Energy Consult are also part of the corporation, as they also utilise the radar for their nearby 43.2MW Kührstedt-Alfstedt wind farm that features eight 3.4M-Senvion machines and five Siemens Gamesa SWT-3.2 machines.
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