OTT HydroMet Blog Team

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....
MeteorologyMeteorology

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...
MeteorologyMeteorology

Reduction of Train Noise Monitored by New Measurement Station

With increasing passenger and freight traffic, the strengthening of the rail traffic is an important and actual issue. For sustainable mobility, the reduction of noise pollution caused by trains is...
MeteorologyMeteorology
Solar Power Award

Thank You Solar Energy Industry for the Award!

Solar radiation monitoring has become a standard practice at solar energy plants. And almost every power plant uses pyranometers. Since the launch of our Smart interface the user friendliness of...
Solar Energy

The New World of MARWIS

Not only got the Lufft Blog a new design, but also the mobile road weather sensor has been upgraded. What’s the difference between the first and the new MARWIS version?...
MeteorologyMeteorology

Welcome to the new blog Lufft

We started with our corporate Lufft Blog more than 4 years ago – It  was high time for a digital makeover. We are pleased to present you the newly designed...
MeteorologyMeteorology

Smart PV Monitoring with smart Weather Stations

PV system operators know that, in addition to solar radiation, other environmental factors such as temperature, wind, precipitation and storms also affect the productivity and stability of solar cells. The...
MeteorologyMeteorology

Mechanical vs. Ultrasonic Wind Sensors – a Cost Benefit Analysis

The following part of a recent analysis shows if the replacement of mechanical wind sensors trough ultrasonic anemometers in wind turbine control pays off... (more…)
MeteorologyMeteorology