Wind Farm Radar Impact Assessment
Assessing the effect of planned wind turbines on radar
Setting up a wind farm needs careful planning – including its effect on radar facilities.
The QinetiQ Wind Farm Radar Impact Assessment Team examines this vital aspect for:
The QinetiQ Wind Farm Radar Impact Assessment Team examines this vital aspect for:
- Developers
- Landowners
- Manufacturers
- Ministry of Defence
- Aviation authorities
How we keep wind farms in the clear
Our experts carry out:
Our experts carry out:
- Modelling techniques during the wind farm design phase – to identify safe sites and optimise the layout to keep radar impact to a minimum
- Line-of-sight studies
- Propagation analysis – to examine the passage of the radar signal, looking at atmospheric conditions and the terrain to determine whether your turbines will interact
- Full plot assessments – to simulate the flight of an aircraft over a new development, and the number of plots the wind farm produces on the operator’s screen
- Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) – assessment and mitigation of propagation effects for the Aviation Chapter of the EIA, in support of a wind farm application
- Radar cross-section (RCS) modelling – creating computer-aided
design drawings from high-fidelity source diagrams - RCS measurements – at the QinetiQ Funtington Radar Signature
and Antenna Measurement Range, or with the mobile multi-band
pulsed radar - Submissions to public inquiries – independent air traffic control
expert advice and contributions to impact analysis - Independent and impartial consultations
"QinetiQ undertook a series of radar impact analysis reports for us over a period of 11 months. The work was of the highest possible standard and the commitment to service was first class."
Marie Heesom, Director, Hainsford Energy (Blyth Harbour) Limited
Marie Heesom, Director, Hainsford Energy (Blyth Harbour) Limited
Keywords: radar, wind farm, wind turbine, consultation, expert, modelling, analysis
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