The demand for doppler wind lidar systems is also accentuating among the airports across the globe, which is driving the doppler wind lidar market. For a long time, airports have been dependent on radar to detect turbulence that can affect planes during take-off or landing. The doppler lidars have the capability to detect turbulence under good weather conditions, which is the key attraction point for doppler wind lidar systems among the airport managements. The doppler wind lidar systems offer significant benefits over its predecessors/traditional wind measurement technologies. Moreover, the doppler wind lidar system market players are constantly seeking avenues to reduce the cost of their respective products. For instance, Windar Photonics has developed nacelle-based lidar which is cost 80% less than the traditional systems.
Mitsubishi Electric Corp, Vaisala, NRG Systems, ZXLidars (Zephir Limited), and Halo Photonics. – Prominent Market Participants in Doppler Wind Lidar System Market
Doppler lidars are utilized for wind monitoring and aerosol detection across the world. Airport infrastructure departments are increasingly investing in the integration of technology in advanced doppler lidar systems. For example, in Iceland, ground-based doppler lidar systems with machine learning algorithms are used for aerosol monitoring. Wind erosion, volcanic ash clouds, frequent ice clouds, and major precipitation events can all be measured and classified using this approach over the airport grounds.
Mitsubishi Electric Corp, Vaisala, NRG Systems, ZXLidars (Zephir Limited), and Halo Photonics are some of the key market players operating in the global doppler wind Lidar market. The listing of key players is derived by considering multiple factors such as overall revenue, current doppler wind lidar system product portfolio, geographical reach, new product launches, market initiatives, investment in technology upgradation, partnerships, and other market related activities. In addition to these players, there are several other important players operating in the doppler wind lidar system ecosystems which were studies analyzed during the course of this market research study.
Most of the market initiatives were observed in Europe region, which have a high potential of market-related products, solutions, and services. Few of the important market initiatives from the industry are mentioned below:
| Year | News | Country |
| 2021 | ZX Lidars North American Service & Support Centre opens with NRG Systems. Its service includes outline validations, system updates, and rapid, low-cost logistics support for all generations of ZX Lidars. | Europe |
| 2020 | Deutsche WindGuard has introduced to a system that allows the standalone use of wind lidar ZX 300 in complicated terrain. The new “ZX Complex Flow Solver” (ZX CFS) is the outcome of a collaboration between ZX Lidars and ZephyScience, a prominent computational wind engineering organization. | Europe |
