The Woods Hole Group DeepCLiDAR buoy system is designed to conduct wind resource assessments; and gather metocean and marine environmental measurements.
The Woods Hole Group says it has three DeepCLiDAR buoy systems ready for deployment to conduct wind resource assessments, metocean and marine environmental measurements. It also reports that additional buoys are under construction.
With the Atlantic Wind Lease Sale 11 in the US Gulf of Maine Outer Continental Shelf scheduled for Oct. 29, 2024, the Woods Hole Group says it is positioning itself as a key supplier of metocean and marine environmental services to support future offshore wind projects in the region.
Developed in partnership with the University of Maine, Woods Hole says the DeepCLiDAR system has undergone extensive design, integration and testing by its engineers and scientists in Bourne, Massachusetts.
Woods Hole says the buoy has achieved Carbon Trust Stage 2 validation at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Air-Sea Interaction Tower off Martha’s Vineyard, receiving independent accreditation from DNV. According to Woods Hole, this makes DeepCLiDAR the only commercially available floating LiDAR system designed and tested in the US, specifically in New England.
