Press release: Light:Guard covers one seventh of Germany with ADLS

Light:Guard GmbH has currently installed around 450 transponder receivers for the Aircraft Detection Lighting System. These receivers cover almost the whole of Germany with their reception radius. 50,000 km² of this area has already been surveyed and certified in accordance with AVV. This corresponds to one seventh of Germany or the area of Lower Saxony and Saarland combined. New ADLS systems can be put into operation immediately in this area.

Aircraft Detection Lighting System (ADLS) is a technology that can be used to reduce the flashing of wind turbines to a minimum. Light:Guard is one of the leading providers in this field. The ADLS system works by monitoring the airspace around a wind farm. Only when an aircraft is in the vicinity are the obstruction lights of the turbines activated. The signals are sent and received via transponders.

The Light:Guard transponder receivers are predominantly located in contiguous areas known as clusters. Most of these areas have already been surveyed. The survey is the site-specific proof of the functionality of an ADLS system or a receiver. This is required by the authorities so that ADLS can be activated.

“It took a very long time to set up and survey this infrastructure. New wind farms can be integrated very quickly into the existing infrastructure. It’s a bit like expanding district heating,” explains Light:Guard Managing Director Willi Lehmann. “We would like to thank the project planners who have placed their trust in us from the very beginning.”

80% of the wind farms that Light:Guard is equipping with ADLS have already been surveyed. These wind farms will therefore soon receive a certificate and can be switched to dark. That is around 3000 wind turbines where the light:guard system will then be active. The deadline for fitting ADLS expires at the end of the year. After that, there are high penalties for non-compliance.

However, wind farm operators can benefit from the established infrastructure. This is because neither the installation of a receiver nor a survey is necessary in areas that are already covered.

This not only saves costs, but also considerable time: “Anyone with turbines located in one of our surveyed areas can receive ADLS from us in eight weeks,” explains Felix Weiss, Sales Manager at Light:Guard. “We can quickly find out whether this is the case by sending us a brief inquiry. If so, we guarantee installation and certification within eight weeks.”

Wind farm operators who do not yet have an ADLS system would therefore have economic security in good time before the deadline. This applies to both existing and new systems. Aircraft Detection Lighting System must also be in place when the system is commissioned.

Light:Guard is organizing a webinar on the topic of ADLS for new systems on 25 June. Interested parties can register free of charge via this link.