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PWD20W Visibility Measurement Solution
Just imagine how bright red and white flashing lights shining in the windows of your home could distract you from your daily tasks or make sleeping difficult. This is the reality faced by many people living or working near wind farms. Over 80 countries globally are now using wind power commercially, leading to project development closer to population centers. Given the challenging permitting and construction process, it is in the best interest of wind farm project developers to have the support of the local community. Vaisala is helping wind farm developers and their nearby constituents better manage the effects of wind turbine obstruction lights by using its visibility measurement technology to dim the lights in clear weather conditions. Germany has had a regulation in place since 2004 supporting the use of visibility controlled obstruction light intensity and many other countries are considering its adoption.
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