Timeline

Timeline for the development of the spinner anemometer.

2004  -  Application of patent
-  Gap Funding from Risø to fund first two prototypes 
2005 -  Prototype production
2006 -  EFP 2006 project funding
-  Velux wind tunnel test
2007  -  Field testing and comparison with 3D sonic at Risø Campus test site
-  Full scale tests on Siemens 3.6MW wind turbine at Høvsøre test site

2008
-  Gap Funding from Risø to fund second generation prototypes
-  Second generation prototype production
-  Testing on commercial wind turbines 
2009 -  EUDP-2009 project funding
-  Tests on V80 wind turbine at Tjæreborg
2010  -  Tests on V80 wind turbine at Tjæreborg
-  Investigations on offshore tests
2011  -  Tests at Tjæreborg in wind farm environment
-  Business development negotiations 
2012 

-  Contract with Romo wind
-  Tests with ten spinner anemometer systems in wind farm environment
-  Cooperation with RomoWind in new EUDP project on systems integration of spinner anemometer on turbines

*An artikel in the danish engineering newspaper "Ingeniøren" about the contract can be read here (in Danish only).