Offshore staff
OSLO, Norway – TGS plans a LiDAR buoy measurement campaign in the Utsira-Nord zone of the Norwegian North Sea to support offshore wind development in the area.
From early June, the floating LiDAR buoy will perform wind, metocean and environmental measurements at a water depth of 270 m to support evaluations for the three floating wind project areas to be awarded in Norway’s first floating wind lease round.
Over the 12-month measurement campaign (there is an option to extend the program by a further year), the buoy will deliver wind speed measurements, along with metocean and environmental data such as significant wave heights, ocean current profiles, and acoustic monitoring of birds and bats.
Data will be streamed continuously and made available daily to TGS’ clients via the Wind AXIOM site evaluation and wind data analytics tool. Eolos is providing the system for Utsira Nord. TGS will also deploy a Datawell Directional WaveRider buoy to cross-validate the fatigue limit state wave response and measurements.
Norway’s first offshore wind lease round opened in March. Applications must be submitted by early September, with awards set to be issued in December.
Previously TGS deployed four multiclient floating LiDARs off the US East Coast in emerging wind energy lease areas. All are still active, with more on the way.Â
05.23.2023
