Windar Photonics initiates partnership programme

Wind sensor technology development company Windar Photonics announced the initiation of an Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program research and development project on Wednesday, in conjunction with project partner Danish Technological University, Department of Wind Energy.

The AIM-traded firm said the project includes a combined cash grant of €1m over the coming 24 months that is to be split equally between the project partners.

It described DTU Wind as one of the leading Danish research institutes within the fields of meteorology, turbine technology, and power system integration.

The main objective of the project is to expand the detection capabilities of the current Windar LiDAR systems to include a robust wake detection system, and to develop new wind turbine control algorithms and strategies to further enhance the deployment of Windar LiDAR sensors within the wind turbine industry, the board explained.

“Windar is today the leading low cost LiDAR system provider to the turbine industry, and besides the new wake-detection functionality, this project marks the start of a new era for the company, where Windar in partnership with DTU Wind now also starts focusing on developing new turbine control algorithms and strategies in order to reach an optimal integration and use of the data provided by the LiDAR systems,” said interim Windar CEO Jørgen Korsgaard.

“Both Windar and DTU Wind are very pleased for the support EUDP hereby provide to this new program, which also marks the third consecutive EUDP project provided to Windar, DTU Wind and DTU Photonics.”