ZephIR Wind Lidar Finishes Measurements for Inch Cape OWF

Lighthouse Lidar Lights Up Offshore Wind Farm Plans With Zero Downtime

Details of a novel three year project to enhance the energy assessment and revenue forecasting for the proposed Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm 15km off the Angus coast in the East of Scotland demonstrates significant benefits of adopting bespoke technology to gather data. A ZephIR wind Lidar system was installed on an existing lighthouse structure thanks to a custom-built solution developed by SgurrEnergy (now Wood). This innovative solution not only negated the need for an independent offshore structure but the Lidar also took a comprehensive data set at heights from its installed location up to the projected turbine height, required no servicing and reported no major faults for the duration of the project.... ... More: Official Press Release ZephIR Wind Lidar

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Lidar, Inch Cape, measurement, offshore, Cape Wind, ZephIR wind Lidar