Wind Lidar Market Size, Share, Growth, and Industry Analysis, By Type (Compact Lidar & Large-scale Coherent Doppler Lidar System), By Application (Wind Power, Aviation Weather, Weather & Climate, Other), Regional Insights, and Forecast To 2031

Updated On: 08 July 2024

Wind Lidar Market Report Overview

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The global wind lidar market size was USD 116.7 million in 2021 and is projected to touch USD 254.16 million by 2031, exhibiting a CAGR of 8.1% during the forecast period.

The light detection and ranging (LIDAR) structure is charted out to estimate atmospheric imputes including wind speed and direction at a number of heights from ground scale. This maual radiates a stream of photons that link with varying particulates in the air; some of which unfurl back towards the LIDAR where the signal is inspected and wind data is marked off based on the doppler shift phenomenon. This mechanization uses the same underlying principle that radar makes use of. 

The most usual technological uses for LIDAR technology are in aerial observation and bathymetry (water depth measurement) but it is now being enlarged to include wind resource calculation. The small size of the LIDAR permits much greater privilege of distribution when contrasted to traditional meteorological tower data grouping that is normally used nowadays. Another important benefit of the LIDAR is its capacity to provide a description of the vertical wind shear profile at any given site location.

Lidar has been used to identify air patterns at airports and turbulence on planes, acquired by cartographers and used to design ranging applications and has also been used  to detect atmospheric pollutants. Light detection and ranging is being used today even on Mars, where NASA utilizes it to identify ice and dust clouds. 

COVID-19 Impact: Low Investments in Advanced Technologies During the Pandemic 

The global COVID-19 pandemic has been unprecedented and staggering, with the wind lidar market experiencing lower-than-anticipated demand across all regions compared to pre-pandemic levels. The sudden spike in CAGR is attributable to wind lidar market growth and demand returning to pre-pandemic levels once the pandemic is over.

The sudden COVID-19 outbreak pandemic led to a dead stop of all wind energy plant construction around the world leading to low investments by them in advanced technologies. Similarly, due to travel restrictions inflicted by the government bodies across the different nations, the airports in developed countries faced temporary halts leading to a decline in investments in advanced wind measurement solutions, such as lidar systems. On the other hand, the manufacturing sector of the different regions was also hugely impacted owing to the COVID-19 outbreak. As an outcome of the pandemic related manufacturing closure the market was negatively impacted due to the outbreak of the pandemic in the world. 

LATEST TRENDS

"World’s First Drone Wind Lidar to Accurately Measure the Winds "

Prime lidar developer, ZX Lidars, has effectively publicized the use of drone wind Lidar to precisely compute the wind in what is trusted to be the first of its kind in the world. ZX Lidars provides upright and parallel profiling wind lidars to accurately calculate wind state remotely and above or ahead of their fixed location. These proper, self-sufficient wind measurements are a foundation in the development, construction and operation of wind farms worldwide. The company has now attained precise wind lidar measurements from a commercially-available drone for verification purpose, and trailed the system favorably during the summer of 2018 with outstanding data rates and sensitivity.

Wind Lidar Market Segmentation

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• By Type

Based on type, the market is distributed into Compact Lidar & Large-scale Coherent Doppler Lidar System.

• By Application

Based on application, the market is divided into Wind Power, Aviation Weather, Weather & Climate, and Other

DRIVING FACTORS

"Installation of Lidar in Turbine Helps Avoid Blade Effect Errors"

Lidar can scrutinize not only incoming flow wind advancing towards the rotor plane, but also the wake generated by the wind turbine. Until the application of Lidar, wind turbine control had been based on the measurement of instruments like wind vanes and anemometers positioned on top of the nacelle, in the hub of a wind turbine. But faults can be created as a result of the effect of the rotating blades on the wind. Since Lidar can be put in place in a turbine or ground-based, blade effect can be avoided.  

"Reduction in Risks and Costs Associated with Traditional Met Masts"

Lidar plays an important role in any measurement campaign that is well sketched and implemented. The aim is to reduce the risks in the project planning process, resulting in positive financial advantages. It offers a prospective in reducing the total project costs and data unreliability risks associated with the sitting of more traditional fixed met masts.

Lidar in this case offers the potential of speeding up the development process by side-stepping any commitments for permitting rights as needed with traditional tall mast anemometry. Offshore wind farms can gain from even greater cost and time saving, with fixed platforms or floating platforms that are lighter and cheaper in structure. These devices permit developers to start gathering wind data almost instantly on a potential wind farm site without the requirement to construct a platform first. This factor is anticipated to boost the market growth.

RESTRAINING FACTORS

"Weather Conditions Pose as Boundaries Causing Lidars to Misread Data  "

With Lidar marketing just about a decade in the wind energy industry, many developers have now made public a second-generation system that addresses many of the limitations encountered using the first-generation Lidar. First-generation Lidar systems met boundaries when faced with difficulties such as wake effects, meteorological conditions like fog, and terrain characteristics, such as wind parks located in forests or mountain regions. Fog in particular demonstrated to be a challenge, as lidars can be blind-sided, not allowing the emitted beam to break through the thick layer of collection of water droplets or ice crystals dangling in the air or near the ground. This can cause some lidars to misinterpret information and present it as a logical stream of data. This factor can hinder in the wind lidar market growth.

Wind Lidar Market Regional Insights

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"North America is the First to Invest and Develop Drone Technology "

North America is the most hi-tech senior market in the world. IT assistance and IT-based production are operating the market for Lidar and Lidar data all over the continent. Appeals in civil engineering and the smart robotization industry need lidar datasets to develop innovative software, such as state-of-the-art game evolution. Being technologically up to date, they are the first ones in the world to fund and evolve drone technology and test it on different applications. Besides, firm government rulings’ in regard to welfare, new power initiation projects in the U.S., and remarkably expanding automotive and aerospace industries are steering the wind lidar market share in this region.

KEY INDUSTRY PLAYERS

"Adoption of Lidar Solutions for Wind Development and Operational Phases of Projects"

Today, organizations are adopting Lidar solutions more than ever for onshore and offshore applications for both wind development and operational phases of a project. Whether gauging the obstruction effect in offshore wind farms or influenced inertial computations and nacelle Lidar data for proper wind-speed calculations on a buoyant wind farm, there are new and impending use cases that signify how pivotal Lidar is to the time ahead of the industry.  

List of Market Players Profiled

• ZephIR (U.S.)
• Leosphere (France)
• SgurrEnergy (U.K.)
• Lockheed Martin (U.S.)
• Avent (U.K.)
• Mitsubishi Electric (Japan)
• Pentalum (Israel)
• Windar Photonics (Denmark)

REPORT COVERAGE

The report covers the COVID-19 impact and detailed information on a lidar. Furthermore, it covers the latest trends in the market, the driving and restraining factors affecting the growth of this market. It covers the key market players in the market and what is the future and importance of the product in the forthcoming years.