The Blue Circle installs the first Spidar in Cambodia
The Blue Circle has installed the NRG SPIDAR Vertical Profiler, first of its kind in Cambodia for its Mondulkiri Wind Project (80 MW). This LIDAR technology gives wind measurements data ideal for further validation of the wind resource, wind farm operations, forecasting, research, and meteorological applications.
The SPIDAR helps with the assessment of the annual energy production potential when prospecting for a project site location, which in this case has been established in the Mondulkiri Province.
The new equipment will serve to verify the wind shear profile above the 120m meteorological tower already in place over the course of the coming years. The SPIDAR will reduce the horizontal uncertainty across the project by being moved to points of interest elsewhere on the project site after a period of calibration.
“This is the first time such a sophisticated technology is installed in Cambodia. We hope that the results of the measurement campaign will positively contribute to the country’s energy mix planification and journey towards a low carbon future” stated Somatra Kim, new Country Director of The Blue Circle Cambodia.
“The installation of the SPIDAR is in continuation of more than 24 months of wind data measurement with our meteorological mast installed in August 2019. It will serve to further determine the potential of the wind resource of the Mondulkiri region. The SPIDAR is an exciting tool that will allow The Blue Circle to confirm the energy load profile of wind power in the project’s location, which currently indicates that most of the energy would be generated during the dry season. We hope to continue to demonstrate the viability of our project in the Mondulkiri region thanks to our new infrastructure.”, said Gilles Beau, Wind Engineering Manager.
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