OTT HydroMet Blog Team

Albedometer

Albedo measurement for bifacial PV modules

Over the last year Kipp & Zonen has received a lot of questions about albedometers from customers working in the Solar Energy market. These came from engineers and researchers working...
Solar Energy

MARWIS supports efficient de-icing of aircrafts

Let´s think about a wintry scene at the Schiphol Airport (Amsterdam, NL): De-icing machines surrounding an aircraft engulfed in clouds of smoke. As you may can imagine, the de-icing process takes...
Meteorology
Ventilation CVF4

Quick facts on the IEC 61724-1 standard for PV stakeholders

The type of pyranometer and the number you need for a PV plant depends on many factors such as the size and location. But there is an industry guideline for...
Solar Energy

Lufft sensors now officially approved for airports in Ukraine

Our Ukrainian partner had our airport sensors officially certified according to the International Civil Aviation Organization Standards (ICAO). Background info There are 16 international civil airports in Ukraine. At the...
Meteorology
SUV series

New Generation of UV Radiometers UVA, UVB and UVE

After more than 15 years of setting the standard in UV measurements, our well-known UVS series of Radiometers are being replaced with a new generation; the SUV series. Based on...
Solar Energy

Lufft ConfigTool .NET grows and flourishes

ConfigTool .NET is the modern and attractive way to configure all Lufft UMB sensors. The recent update brings new features and improvements... Lufft is constantly updating its product line with...
Meteorology

Lufft & SICO equip racing track with the latest weather sensor technology

Since the beginning of April, a modern weather station has observed the weather of a renowned race track in Spain. The data will soon be available on the grounds and...
Meteorology
DustIQ

Sahara Dust at our Office in Delft

On the morning of Tuesday April 10th I noticed a thin layer of sand on my car. As I was driving to the office I heard the news bulletin mention...
Solar Energy

Sahara Dust pollutes Southern Greece – this is how Lufft Ceilometers can help

In March 2018, the Southern part of Greece suffered from a severe Saharan Dust outbreak. The dust had been driven across the Mediterranean due to strong south winds. By means...
Meteorology
RT1

RT1 Update

The first RT1 systems have left our factory and are now installed in the field. RT1 can play a crucial role in monitoring the efficiency of commercial-scale rooftop solar panel...
Solar Energy