Lighting turned off at Windpark Fryslan

Wind Energy – Lighting

Since Thursday, February 15, 2024, the lighting at the Dutch Windpark Fryslân have been turned off.

A detection radar at Kornwerderzand makes it possible for the lights to only come on when aircraft enter a certain warning zone.

Wind turbines with a tip height of more than 150 meters are legally required to be equipped with aviation lighting. At Windpark Fryslân, this applies to the outermost 30 wind turbines.

The wind turbines have a lamp at the top that emits white light during the day and red light all around at night. When the radar is activated, the red lights flash when an aircraft is nearby.

The aircraft detection system at Kornwerderzand ensures that the lighting is turned off at night when there are no aircraft near the wind park. The location of the system has been chosen because of the unobstructed view of the surroundings necessary to make the system work as effectively and safely as possible.

Ventolines has been responsible for the development (including the permit applications) and the implementation of the aircraft detection system, the first of its kind in the Netherlands for a wind park.

Original Source: https://ocean-energyresources.com/2024/03/02/lighting-turned-off-at-windpark-fryslan/