Under a deal with Belgian outfit FLiDAR NV, the unit – cued up to be put through final validation at the UK’s National Renewable Energy Centre’s (Narec) Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstration Site off northeast England – will be installed 16km off the Fife Ness coast early next year.

Designed to capture wind data in the harshest marine conditions, the FLiDAR features of state - of - the art measurement equipment including a Leosphere LiDAR mounted on a standard marine buoy that is powered by micro PV wind power technology.  

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