The FLiDAR unit – developed by renewable energy consultancy and software services provider 3E and Geosea subsidiary Offshore & Wind Assistance – is made up of a moored, harsh-environment marine buoy fitted with a Leosphere WindCube v2 lidar (light detection and ranging) system that will collect and stream wind-speed data back to the developer.

Plans are to install the FLiDAR buoy mid-year.

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