Lidar could tackle yaw problems

Research by the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has struck a light for the use of nacelle-mounted Lidar technology in spotting energy-sapping yaw misalignment in wind turbines.

Lidar testing at the NREL
Lidar testing at the NREL
Published 8 September 2014, 10:00Updated 27 September 2016, 06:06