Dong to test FLiDAR in Irish Sea

The FLiDAR prototype buoy at the UK's Gwynt y Mor wind farm

The FLiDAR prototype buoy at the UK's Gwynt y Mor wind farm

Denmark’s Dong Energy is setting out on a one-year campaign to test the winds in the Irish Sea using a breakthrough floating measurement buoy supplied by Belgian outfit FLiDAR.

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.

“FLiDAR represents a step forward in how we are developing offshore wind farms in the UK, and it is another example of Dong Energy harnessing innovative technologies to help…

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