Space technology optimises windmill efficiency

Monday, December 7, 2009 - 06:35 in Physics & Chemistry

A French start-up company from ESA’s Business Incubation Centre in the Netherlands has developed a small instrument to measure wind speed and direction from the ground up to heights of 200 metres – information that is vital when deciding where to build a wind turbine to produce electricity.

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