OTT HydroMet Blog Team

PPE count on Lufft weather sensors for PV Monitoring

For several years Lufft USA and Pacific Power Engineers (PPE) has collaborated successfully. The Lufft quality as well as the products' and teams' compatibility was the reason for PPE to...
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Where do you find the latest meteo technologies at one place?

September 27 - 30, 2016 is the time to be in Madrid. Two large meteorological conferences will take place there at once: The Meteorological Technology World Expo in conjunction with...
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Nor-Cal Controls Tahoe Met Station simplifies Data Gathering

New solar PV farm projects require the use of meteorological (MET) weather stations to achieve and maintain efficiencies critical to power and revenue generation. Nor-Cal Controls ES, Inc. has meticulously...
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MeteoGroup Winter Road Maintenance Industry Meeting 2016 – a conclusion

The MeteoGroup Winter Road Maintenance Industry Meeting took place from June 20 until June 21, 2016 and is a very good chance to exchange information about business developments. In the...
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Microwave Scintillometer

New Microwave Scintillometer, RPG-MWSC-160

Optical scintillometers, such as the LAS MkII from Kipp & Zonen, allow measurements of the transfer of heat between the Earth’s surface and the air above, called the sensible heat...
Solar Energy

Wind of Change – Meet the New Managing Director

In the following blog post our new Managing Director Dr. Marting Nicklas introduces himself, looks back to the past and gives a view on the future... (more…)
MeteorologyMeteorology

A Four-Step Guide to Accurately Calculating Surface Water Discharge

Today, a wide range of government agencies, municipalities, utility companies, and private companies need to monitor water flow in rivers, streams, and canals for a variety of reasons ranging from...
Hydrology

On a Personal Note

Changes at Lufft: Our previous managing director Klaus Hirzel hands over the baton to his successor and takes care of customers and partners in future... (more…)
MeteorologyMeteorology

Does Ultrasonic Wind Sensor VENTUS-UMB pass extreme tests?

Sometimes we give our sensors a hard time. But of course it is for a good cause: We want to guarantee the high quality and the keeping of our promises....
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MARWIS Applied for “Digital Test Field Motorway” Project

In September 2015 the „Digital Test Field Motorway" project has been started officially by the Federal Transport Minister Alexander Dobrinth and takes place on the motorway A9 between Munich and...
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