WindSentinel

The WindSentinel™ is the world's only wind resource assessment buoy that uses a simultaneously pulsing laser wind sensor to accurately measure wind speed, wind direction, and turbulence offshore at turbine hub-height and across the blade span.

WindSentinel floating LiDAR

At the heart of the WindSentinel™ is the next generation solid state laser wind sensor (LWS) designed to accurately measure wind from moving platforms. Using three fixed beams, this LWS can take single focused or multi-point measurements up to a maximum range of 300 meters. The resulting wind data is acquired, processed and transmitted via a selection of telemetry options through our AXYS WatchMan500™ controller. These components have been engineered into the AXYS NOMAD buoy - a proven platform designed to perform in extreme offshore marine environments.

AXYS Ocean RenewablesThe  WindSentinel™ can be deployed to perform wind resource assessments without the high costs and bureaucratic hurdles associated with fixed marine met tower construction. It is completely flexible and can be redeployed to other sites, enabling developers to maximize the return on their wind resource assessment asset.

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June 10, 2013

AXYS congratulates Fishermen's Energy on buoy deployment. More »


May 24, 2013

Taiwan's NCKU launches AXYS WindSentinel for wind source assessments. More »


April 11, 2013

TRIAXYS buoys for Ecuador's Coastal Wave Monitoring Program. More »


April 10, 2013 

AXYS delivers 8 oceanographic buoys to Marine Institute in Newfoundland. More »
        



           

 

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