DeepC LiDRAR
Exclusively licensed to Woods Hole Group
| The first floating LiDAR buoy validated in the US providing bankable wind speed data at hub height, metocean data, and ecological monitoring services.
DeepCLiDAR – Offshore Wind Resource Assessment Buoy
Publication: Validation of the first LiDAR wind resource assessment buoy system offshore the Northeast United States
“Based upon the results of this test, and cumulative results of the two previous phases, AWST concludes that the DeepCLiDAR meets the Carbon Trustís acceptance criteria, and is capable of accurately measuring wind speeds and directions across the range of meteorological and ocean conditions observed during the campaigns.
“Having successfully completed these validation exercises, the DeepCLiDAR has demonstrated a ‘Pre-commercial’ level of maturity. Sufficient performance data are now available to assess the system’s uncertainty when operating in similar environmental conditions.
“AWST considers this system valid for use in an offshore wind resource and design condition assessment campaign in similar metocean conditions.”
DeepCLiDAR will help accelerate the development of the US offshore wind industry by providing the following: high-quality, low-cost offshore wind resource data; metocean monitoring; and ecological characterization capabilities in remote marine environments
An advanced metocean buoy outfitted with LIDAR that can be used in remote marine environments to provide high-quality, low-cost offshore wind resource data, metocean monitoring, and ecological characterization capabilities.
