SgurrEnergy launches new wind data software

UK-based renewable energy consultancy SgurrEnergy has introduced a new product called Galion Toolbox to its wind data software portfolio.

The new software is said to allow wind analysts to carry out complex and advanced wind surveys using data gathered from the company’s Galion Lidar remote sensing wind profiler.

According to the company, Galion Toolbox will enable users to handle and interpret necessary data for wind power developments.

SgurrEnergy claims that the new software processes large, complex datasets and convert them into information that can be easily interpreted by the user, to extract optimum value from the data.

Galion Toolbox has been designed to fit into the wind analyst’s workflow that facilitates the timely delivery of project critical information.

The software can be easily operated and will enable the user to filter, transform or otherwise manipulate the device’s wind data into outputs and images that match their specific requirements.

Some of these outputs, according to the company, include the measurement of wind speed; shear and direction; wake decay and recovery; surface effects and flow inclination.

SgurrEnergy product group manager Craig McDonald said, "This piece of carefully crafted software will be of great interest to developers who are considering the significant benefits of scanning lidar, due to its ability to save significant amounts of analysis time during the wind resource and site suitability assessment period of a wind farm project."