The Beacon (Beamed Radar for Energy Assessment and Site Conditions) station, said to be the first of its kind in the world, can sweep tens of thousands of square kilometres of offshore skies using Dual Doppler radar to generate complex, "complete resolution" dynamic images of wind moving across a development site.
The technology was hatched by US outfit SmartWind Technologies and is being shepherded by the UK Carbon Trust as part of its Offshore Wind Accelerator programme.
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