Site Assessment
Revise the IEA Recommended Practices for ground-based remote sensing for wind resource assessment and the IEA Recommended Practices for floating lidar systems.
Explore ways to improve lidar systems regarding cost, reliability and accuracy.
Power Performance
Identify gaps in standards and transferability that may prevent widespread adoption.
Explore if and how new standards for the use of ground-based lidar systems needs to be adapted for the use of nacelle or spinner-based or floating lidar systems.
Loads and Control
Explore the benefits of lidar-assisted control for the cost of wind energy.
Give recommendations on how to improve lidar systems for control application.
Initiate guidelines on how to use lidar in the load verification process of wind turbines.
Complex Flow
Understand the needs of measurements of complex flow in wind energy and describe the limitations of lidar systems to provide recommendations for adjustments.
Find metrics to compare flow simulations and lidar field measurements.
