REG Power Management is deploying Zephir lidar systems to assist with the construction of wind power projects.
The ground-based devices measure wind speed and direction from 10 metres up to 200 metres to advise and assist with the planned and ongoing construction activities at a site, the company said.
REG Power said live data can be streamed from the lidars to a PC or a large screen to make all contractors on site aware of conditions so that “all works can be both prepared for efficiently and then actioned safely”.
It added that a “wind shear profile is displayed graphically as well as instant wind speeds and directions being refreshed every second to inform decision-making on whether to mobilise cranes and crew”.
REG Power head of construction David Nixon said: “With Zephir lidars our crane lifting of wind turbine towers and rotors can now be planned and performed in the safest most efficient method possible.”
The company is using the lidar as part of plans to achieve BS OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety, which is expected in July.
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