Thebuoy-based wind measurement device was deployed off the Fife coast bytechnology provider FLiDAR, a joint venture between DEME and 3E. It willcollect meteorological data for six to 12 months.

The unit,based around a Leosphere Lidar mounted on a standard marine buoy and powered bymicro-PV and wind turbines, recently completed a three-month validation at theUK National Renewable Energy Centre’s offshore testing site, backed byfunding from the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator programme.

“Successfulvalidation