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Let's Talk About the WeatherEp.29| Road to Intersolar: PV Market Trends Overview with Craig Plaatjeswith Craig Plaatjes, Global Product Manager at OTT HydroMetIt's that time of the year - Intersolar is opening its gates and people from all over the world gather in Munich to present and explore the latest developments, trends, and build networks within the solar energy industry.Before packing their bags for Europe's biggest PV event, our host Martin Maly, Sales Manager for Central & Eastern Europe, sat down with Craig Plaatjes, Global Product Manager, to look at some recent market reports and how they stand against the real development.Craig's summary after checking...2025-05-0634 min
One QuestionHow do we lead today? From the perspective of an Italian, female President leading an international organisation, founded in Germany and owned by Corporate America...Nadia Innanuzzi is the President of the international organisation OTT Hydromet, which was founded in Germany and became a subsidiary of American corporate Veralto in 2023; as an Italian female leader, Nadia has a unique perspective on what it means to lead today across different markets and cultures. Nadia is joined by corporate communication leader Marshall Manson. Manson started his career in American politics before joining several leading communication agencies in the US and the UK, where he now resides. Marshall and Nadia join Sarah to explore how we lead internationally and what leadership model translates...2024-11-271h 17
Let's Talk About the WeatherEp.28| Live at Solarplaza: PV Market Outlook with Cormac GilliganWith Cormac Gilligan, Director Cleantech at S&P Global Commodity InsightsRenewable energy sources are on the rise, in recent years mainly thanks to photovoltaics. But various challenges are about to slow down its dynamic growth: Grid challenges, unsolved storage issues, land availability - to only name a few.At this year's Solarplaza Asset Management conference in Prague, Cormac Gilligan confronted the European solar PV industry with a tough truth: There will be a dip in growth within the next years.So is the European solar party over already? Definitely not, a...2024-10-2325 min
Let's Talk About the WeatherEp.27| Finding the Optimum PV Plant Setup with Researchers from TU DelftWith Matteo Baricchio, Hesan Ziar (both Researchers at TU Delft), and Marc Korevaar, Scientist at OTT HydroMetPV modules generate the largest amount of electricity when directly exposed to the sun. In theory, using two-axis trackers would maximize the yield. For obvious economic reasons, a fixed installation towards the south is the more popular setup. But it is not the power output alone, that counts in the end, as power prices differ a lot throughout the day. They are low at noon, when there is plenty of energy available and higher in the morning and evening hours.2024-08-0234 min
The Stormwater World PodcastStormwater Monitoring Devices & Systems with Dan Penczak, from OTT HydroMetStormwater World Episode 027: Stormwater Monitoring Devices & Systems with Dan Penczak from OTT HydroMet
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Let's Talk About the WeatherEp.26| CMP - Craig & Martin Podcasting at Intersolar 2024With Craig Plaatjes, Global Product Manager at OTT HydroMetIntersolar has been huge this year. 18 halls filled with new PV panels, battery systems, inverters, mounting equipment, cleaning robots, software solutions, and more, underscore the industry’s dynamics and hunger for innovationIn this episode of OTT CAST, we summarize our learnings and observations from the recent edition. Craig Plaatjes, Global Product Manager, and our host Martin Maly, Sales Manager Eastern Europe, were part of the team that represented OTT HydroMet with its brands Kipp & Zonen and Lufft at Intersolar 2024. Shortly before leaving Munich, they met at...2024-07-0131 min
Let's Talk About the WeatherEp.25| Analog or Smart Sensor? Choosing the Right InstrumentWith Sajad Badalkhani, Service & Technical Support Manager at OTT HydroMetFood for geeks! Most measurement instruments are either analog or smart. This applies to our Kipp & Zonen portfolio for solar irradiance monitoring, too. But which one to choose for which application?In this episode of OTT CAST, we welcome Sajad Badalkhani, an experienced technical expert for solar monitoring instruments. We discuss the technical differences between analog and smart sensors and who they are designed for. Sajad explains the concept of the Modbus protocol and introduces the SMP12, an ISO 9060:2018 Class A pyranometer with integrated heating...2024-02-1924 min
Let's Talk About the WeatherEp.24| Solar Mobility: Meet the Dutch Couple Who Drove to Cape Town and BackWith Maarten van Pel and Renske Cox, Ambassadors for Sustainable Travelling at 4x4electric.comSpecial Holidays Episode! This Dutch couple has seen quite a big part of the world. Maarten van Pel and Renske Cox always have been passionate travelers. But one day, they decided to stop flying. This decision gave birth to a spectacular idea and their biggest adventure yet: Driving from the Netherlands to Cape Town and back – powered mainly by solar energy.In this episode of OTT CAST, we welcome two dedicated ambassadors for sustainable traveling. Maarten and Renske talk about th...2023-12-2231 minLet's Talk About the WeatherEp.23| How Europe's Dirtiest River Emscher Was RevivedWith Dr. Stephan Treuke, Coordinator River Basin Management at EmschergenossenschaftThe river Emscher in Western Germany has a turbulent history. Within one century, it turned from a leisurely meandering stream to Europe’s dirtiest river and, most recently, to a restored recreation area.In this episode of OTT CAST, we discuss the history and the challenges of the double transformation that the Emscher went through. Our guest is Dr. Stephan Treuke of the Emschergenossenschaft, the organization responsible for the river basin management. He sees big restoration projects not as isolated hydrological problems but as c...2023-10-1926 minLet's Talk About the WeatherEp.22| Road Weather Innovations – A Trip to PolandWith Dawid Brudny, Vice President at APM PROIn a coalescing world, safe and efficient transportation of people and goods becomes increasingly important. Thus, it comes with little surprise that weather monitoring for roads, railways, and air traffic rank among the most innovative applications across meteorology.The company APM PRO is a successful innovator of the Polish and Eastern European road industry. Recently, APM PRO has developed Control Pro Ice, an automated de-icing system that ensures safe traffic at tunnel entrances. Thanks to specialized meteorological and pavement condition sensors, the system detects any slippery conditions...2023-07-1026 min
Let's Talk About the WeatherEp.21| Introduction to PV Soiling - Background, Impact, and Treatment OptionsWith Marc Korevaar, Scientist, and Sajad Badalkhani, Technical Support & Services, both OTT HydroMetDirty PV modules generate less energy than clean ones. This phenomenon called “soiling” sums up to losses of several billion dollars every year. Cleaning increases efficiency, but comes at a cost, too. So, finding the right cleaning schedule and method is key to a higher profitability.In this episode of OTT CAST, we discuss the different sources of soiling and how it is impacting solar energy generation. Marc Korevaar, scientist, and Sajad Badalkhani, Technical Support & Services Manager, present solutions to measure the degr...2023-06-0224 minLet's Talk About the WeatherEp.20| Mesoscale Monitoring – The Impact of Spatial Data DensificationWith Daryl Ritchison, Director of the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network (NDAWN)In Episode 20 of OTT Cast, we welcome Daryl Ritchison to share his expertise on mesoscale monitoring. With over 30 years of experience in the field of Meteorology in both forecasting and environmental monitoring, Daryl Ritchison is often consulted for his expertise in the field. As the leader of the pioneering North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network (NDAWN) National Mesonet Program, Daryl provides insight into the development of the Mesonet Program and how increasing spatial resolution of monitoring networks can support a variety of stakeholders and p...2023-05-0937 minLet's Talk About the WeatherEp.19| Data Driving Science - Who Provides the Data?With Victor Cassella and Sasha Ivans, Meteorologists at OTT HydroMetAs a developer and manufacturer of hydrological and meteorological monitoring solutions, at OTT HydroMet we know a thing or two about collecting and evaluating atmospheric data. That’s why Victor Cassella and Sasha Ivans, two of our experienced meteorologists at OTT HydroMet, strongly supported this year’s AMS Annual Meeting’s incorporated statement: “Full, open, and timely access to data is critical to the advancement of atmospheric and related sciences”.But where does this data come from? Even the smartest algorithms need real data to evaluate a...2023-04-1725 minLet's Talk About the WeatherEp.18| Early Warnings for All – How to Invest SustainablyWith Jay Wilson, Director for Business Development & Sustainability at OTT HydroMetThe World Meteorological Organization has launched an ambitious initiative: Within 5 years, every person on this planet must be protected by early warning systems. While the mission sounds clear and it is backed by the United Nations, the path to achieving it is challenging.In this episode, Jay Wilson explains the differences between monitoring networks in various regions of the world and the consequences of data gaps in developing countries. Jay has gained valuable experience in her time working for the WMO, on many international...2022-12-1521 min
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Alle Quellen zu den News findet Ihr hier: https://arbeitsunrecht.de/arbeitsunrecht-fm...2022-11-0459 minLet's Talk About the WeatherEp.17| Weather Monitoring for Rail TrafficWith Laura Goodfellow and Frank Zokoll, Transportation Weather Monitoring ExpertsRailway traffic is the backbone of both business and individual transport. Keeping the flow safe and on time is a challenge, especially due to the fact that railways are prone to inclement weather.Strong winds, snowfall, floods, heat, freezing switches, and platforms … rail network operators have a lot to consider to ensure safe train traffic. Many of these meteorological phenomena occur in unique areas, thus knowledge of hyper-local conditions along the rails can be extremely helpful.Key to knowing the actual situation along th...2022-09-0926 minLet's Talk About the WeatherEp.16| RWIS Lite – Increasing Safety with Slim Road Weather Information SystemsWith Brandon Ankney and Steven Marks, Road Weather ExpertsKeeping roads and highways safe is critically important. In addition to autumn’s and winter’s perils, the increase of weather fluctuations and extreme weather events throughout the year pose further challenges to road decision-makers. Ideally, a dense network of road weather monitoring stations reliably provides accurate, hyper-local data from the road. Wherever that is not feasible, be it due to local characteristics or tight budgets, mobile sensing, and streamlined Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) can fill the gaps and ensure availability of essential weather and road...2022-07-2622 minLet's Talk About the WeatherEp.15| A Trip to the Scottish Islands: On-Site Checks & CalibrationWith Robin Guy, Senior Service EngineerThe Scottish Islands are, undoubtedly, a beautiful part of the world. Amid awesome cliffs, green valleys, and wild beaches, the main means of transport are the ferries bringing people and cars from one island to another. To ensure safe ferry traffic, the landing stages are equipped with environmental monitoring instruments for water and weather measurements.Ferry captains rely on accurate information on water level, wind, and further weather parameters. They pull this data from OTT HydroMet sensors sited at the peer. Robin Guy is installing and maintaining these sensors...2022-07-0426 minLet's Talk About the WeatherEp.14| Live From #IFAT2022: Setting up a Water Monitoring NetworkWith Katja Weber, Hydrology Application Development Manager EuropeOne year after the cataclysmal floods in Western Germany and its bordering states, politicians and scientists of various disciplines are discussing measures to mitigate the impact and harm of heavy rain and flood events. It’s little wonder these events were subject to many conversations and presentations at IFAT 2022, the World's leading trade fair for environmental technologies with a strong focus on the water infrastructure. A must-show for hydrologists like Katja Weber. In this episode, recorded live at the OTT HydroMet booth, the experienced Hydrology Application Development Man...2022-06-0727 min
Let's Talk About the WeatherEp.13| Back from #Intersolar2022: Soiling & Solar PV in Eastern EuropeWith Francois Laurent, Sales Manager France, and Marin Dimitrov, Business Development Manager Eastern Europe What a show it was! In May 2022, the solar industry has come together in Munich to celebrate its unbroken growth around the globe. In this episode of OTT CAST, we share the learnings and topics that were discussed at the OTT HydroMet booth.While some regions, such as Eastern Europe are starting to catch up building a solar energy infrastructure, established players are investigating ways to increase efficiency of their systems. Monitoring soiling losses and optimizing PV panel cleaning schemes become...2022-05-2324 minLet's Talk About the WeatherEp.12| The Future of Groundwater in the U.S. WestThe drought that has gripped much of the U.S. West has been a long-running dry stretch for the last 1200 years, a sign of both environmental and human impact. As 2022 shapes up to extend the ‘megadrought,’ researchers are finding the situation is unlikely to improve in the near future.In our debut hydrology podcast, guest speakers Cristina Windsor, Business Development Manager for Groundwater & Irrigation at OTT HydroMet and Dave Colvin, Groundwater Team Leader at LRE Water, share their expertise and weigh-in on: Current drought conditions in the U.S. West influenced by climate and public impact The ro...2022-02-2436 minLet's Talk About the WeatherEp.11| Keeping Roads Safe in Low VisibilityWith Laura Goodfellow and Frank Zokoll, Business Development Managers Road Weather, and Steven Marks, Sales Manager Road WeatherLow visibility is a major root cause for traffic accidents and thus a significant safety risk. Meteorological phenomena as fog, snow and, in desert areas, sandstorms are very dynamic and often limited to a small area. Monitoring those events close to the road and adapting traffic flow with Variable Message Signs (VMS) accordingly can save lives.In this episode, three road weather experts share their experience on traffic-impacting meteorological events and individual regional properties. We learn how...2022-02-1126 minLet's Talk About the WeatherEp.10| How Climate Change Affects Environmental MonitoringWith Ashish Raval, VP Global Tenders, Projects & Key Opinion Leaders at OTT HydroMetUnderstanding and fighting climate change is on top of the agenda for most countries in the world. Currently, politicians, scientists, and activists are gathering at COP26, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference, and pointing out the growing demand for early warning systems and weather monitoring networks. Ashish Raval has a lot to tell about these systems. Since more than 20 years, Ashish is setting up hydrological and meteorological stations in critical places around the globe. From post-Katrina New Orleans to the Himalayan to t...2021-12-1423 min
Let's Talk About the WeatherEp.9| Back from #Intersolar - Learnings and InnovationsWith Paulien Adema, Sales Director Europe, Udo Kronmüller, Sales Engineer & Tobias Weil, Business Development Manager Western EuropeStarting with uncertain expectations, Intersolar Europe has turned into an overwhelming success. Although Covid-19 and its effects still pose challenges, the solar industry looks ahead optimistically. The OTT HydroMet booth proved to be a magnet for visitors, who showed great interest for the company’s environmental monitoring solutions.In our latest episode, we ask our participants about their experience and impression after the first major in-person event after the long Covid hibernation. We talk about:Soiling and...2021-10-2727 minLet's Talk About the WeatherEp.8| Getting Runways Ready for ICAO GRFWith Peter Rau, Software Developer of ViewMondo, Laura Goodfellow, Application Development Manager Road Weather & Jeff Cole, Business Development Manager Road Weather & AviationEnsuring safe conditions on runways is a highly responsible task. From November 4 on, the International Civil Organization launches the Global Reporting Format (GRF) will be applicable for airports all over the world. It features major points that are already covered in the TALPA that is valid for North America.In our latest episode, we explain what will change and how airports can prepare for it. Our experts discuss:how ICAO GRF will...2021-10-2733 minLet's Talk About the WeatherEp.7| Reading WMO Guidelines RightWith Tobias Weil, Business Development Manager & Dieter Knauss, Teamleader Research MeteorologyTo make meteorological measurements comparable, the World Meteorological Organization WMO establishes guidelines for atmospheric parameters. These are covered by WMO-No. 8 for highest precision meteorological monitoring. However, for many applications like road weather monitoring, smart cities and others, meeting scientific standards is not necessary. In this episode, we explain the less popular CIMO WMO recommendations from Class A to D intended for many industries. Furthermore, we discuss various technologies to measure atmospheric parameters. Tune in to learn about: The Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation C...2021-08-1230 min
Let's Talk About the WeatherEp.6| Weather Monitoring for Commercial & Industrial PV InstallationsWith Shane Reed, Sales Manager Solar & Damon Nitzel, Application Development Manager Solar Experts for Solar Energy SolutionsIn this episode, we take a look at a rapidly growing segment within the solar energy industry. Commercial and industrial scale installations (C&I) combine advantages of smaller and larger installations: Being flexible in size and power output, C&I installations equipped with storage capacities can support the stability of the grid while offering benefits of distributedgeneration. Don't miss if you're interested in topics like these:C&I Solar is projected to grow at 11% CAGR from 2021-2025...2021-04-2816 minLet's Talk About the WeatherEp.5| Back from #AMS2021 – Learnings & TrendsWith Victor Cassella, Meteorologist and Sales Engineer, Sasha Ivans, Business Development Manager – Environmental Meteorology, and Teddy Soto, Application Development ManagerThe 101st Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) was a special one. For the first time, this renowned event has been held completely virtually. More than 5,000 attendees document the steadily growing interest in meteorology. In this episode, 3 experienced exhibitors share their impressions and learnings from this event. Besides various and individual findings, they agree on one conclusion: Virtual events hold great potential for sharing knowledge and interacting globally – they will stay with us in the futu...2021-03-0523 minLet's Talk About the WeatherEp.4| Ceilometers in Science ApplicationsWith Aaron Kennedy, Atmospheric Scientist University of North Dakota,and Brad Guay, Meteorologist at OTT HydroMet A ceilometer can do way more than just observe clouds. Scientists from various disciplines are discovering its strengths and benefits. For our 4th episode, we brought together two experts on Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. It turns out that, with a bit of creativity, ceilometers are extremely versatile and cost-efficient research instruments. What you can expect from this episode: Ceilometers tracking wildfire smoke floating over the Atlantic Observing aerosols for air quality studies “Ground blizzards” and other astonishing phenomena Contact u...2021-01-0526 minLet's Talk About the WeatherEp.3| Measuring Amount and Type of PrecipitationWith Kurt Nemeth & Brad Guay, experts for precipitation monitoring Measuring precipitation is essential for meteorological and climatological purposes, but also for hydrological applications and local communities. Depending on the application and the place of operation, there are different kinds of instruments to detect rain, snow, and hail. In this episode we will talk about: Different types of precipitation sensors Challenges of precipitation monitoring in different regions OTT Pluvio², a weighing rain gauge with 15,000 units deployed worldwideIf you want to learn more, these contents might be interesting for you.Meteorological Microlibrary: This collection of resources gives...2021-01-0521 minLet's Talk About the WeatherEp.2| Intelligent Road Weather MonitoringWith Steven Marks & Manuel Kreißig, road weather specialistsRoad conditions and visibility heavily influence drivers’ safety and traffic flow. With a wide range of sensors, road maintenance specialists monitor a variety of meteorological parameters including air and surface temperature, humidity, water film height, freezing temperature, visibility, and more. In this episode we talk about: Static and mobile road weather sensors Applications and successful setups to monitor road weather Trend: intelligent software solutions to support and relieve winter maintenance Contact us: https://get.otthydrometinsights.com/podcast-contact-us/=====CONTACT https://get.otthydro...2021-01-0524 minLet's Talk About the WeatherEp.1| Sky and Cloud Observation with CeilometersWith Holger Wille, Product Manager and expert for lidar systemsSky observation is becoming increasingly important for multiple disciplines. With instruments called ceilometers, meteorologists and aviation specialists scan the ceiling for different kinds of clouds. In addition, aerosol particles are highly relevant for studies on climate change and air pollution. In this very first episode of our meteorology podcast, Holger Wille talks about: Measurement principle of lidar-based instruments Applications and benefits OTT HydroMet’s ceilometer portfolio comprising Lufft CHM 15k & CHM 8k Contact us: https://get.otthydrometinsights.com/podcast-contact-us/=====CONT...2021-01-0522 min