Two EOLOS floating LiDARs have been deployed offshore Virginia, US, where Dominion Energy plans to build the country's largest offshore wind farm, the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.
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Maryland-based offshore wind developer US Wind, Inc. has announced the deployment of a meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) buoy to collect wind and marine life data off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, US.
Buoy staging and assembly area at Tradepoint Atlantic in Sparrows Point.
Ocean Tech Services, LLC (OTS) has been engaged to provide turn-key data services from the system, which include construction, testing, deployment, and operations of the buoy and associated sensors. The floating light detection and ranging (LiDAR) buoy uses an eye-safe, continuous wave laser to measure wind speeds and direction across the turbine height. These measurements, along with surface meteorology and ocean condition observations, will help inform US Wind’s energy production estimates and overall project design. The buoy will also allow US Wind to collect an array of advanced environmental and wildlife data through sensors that enable the monitoring of bats, birds, fish, and
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Special journal issue looks at the R&D that is moving the field forward
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The Marine Technology Society Journal s special issue on offshore resources for renewable energy development features lidar buoys. Data collected by the buoys are used to validate wind models, improve the understanding of air-sea interactions, and reduce uncertainty and risk in characterizing offshore wind resources. (Image courtesy of Ocean Tech Services, LLC and PNNL)
The ocean waves on the water, currents beneath the surface, and winds above the water offers a wealth of energy potential. In the United States, both marine renewable energy (MRE) and offshore wind energy (OSW) industries are still developing, but they hold significant promise as reliable forms of low-carbon energy that can benefit coastal communities and power the emerging Blue Economy which refers to the sustainable use of ocean resources.