Before installing a small wind turbine, Beat from Switzerland wanted to know if his site truly had enough wind. After setting up his Windlogger on a 12-meter pole next to his barn, he started collecting real wind data for a full year. 

With accurate measurements and quick support from the Windlogger team, Beat can now make a confident, data-based decision about expanding his renewable energy system.

Between December 2017 and March 2018, the median temperature was -8°C, with a minimum temperature of -25°C on February 2018. On the other hand, the highest recorded temperature was 28°C on May 2018. According to historical weather data for the measurement site, temperatures can go as low as -30°C.

Wind sensors have a critical role in the wind energy industry.

Construction companies can use historical and live wind data to improve the safety and efficiency of tower crane operations. Historical data helps identify periods with a higher risk of strong winds, allowing contractors to schedule critical lifts more effectively, while live measurements support real-time decisions. By centralising wind data, crane rental companies can provide site-specific forecasts and estimate the likelihood of "winded-off" days, helping reduce delays and improve project planning.

Universities and research organisations monitor the weather to gain knowledge, and factors like accuracy and precision become more important.

The processes that produce wind are complex and dependent on many factors - some examples are air temperature, the distribution of land and water, and even Earth’s rotation. In simple terms, wind is caused by a pressure.

Weather scientists have studied windshear in depth, developing many mathematical models to describe it. Windshear is normally combined with turbulence, which can be described as a random three-dimensional movement of the wind. Turbulence is caused when the wind interacts with natural or man-made obstacles.

WINDCRANE focuses on durability and heavy-duty applications, while providing the most common weather measurement options: wind speed, wind direction and temperature. However, additional inputs are available on request. It is also a user-friendly system that comes factory-configured and minimises installation time.

Wind power is a gamble if the project site is not assessed properly prior to the installation of wind turbines; two identical units can have very different outputs depending on their locations. A very important factor that defines if the project makes sense from the financial standpoint is capacity factor – the percentage of maximum possible output the project will yield.

Several Latin American nations are rising in the Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI), which is published on a yearly basis by Ernst & Young. The region is becoming a solid market for renewable energy investments of all scales, and this includes small wind and solar power systems for self-consumption.

Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power depend on variable inputs, which means they can’t always produce power at full nameplate capacity. However, projects become more lucrative as they approach their ideal maximum output, and a detailed feasibility study can be key in making accurate predictions.