Offshore staff
LEIDSCHENDAM, the Netherlands – Fugro will install and operate four SEAWATCH wind lidar buoys at two locations offshore Denmark for Energinet’s Energy Island project.
Energioe Nordsoen and Energioe Baltic will serve as hubs connecting several offshore wind farms.
The buoys will record continuous wind measurements for at least 12 months to support wind-resource mapping for the two islands, and engineering/design of future wind farms.
Fugro is already performing geophysical surveys for the Energy Island project under a separate contract, the brief being to provide Energinet with a reliable, de-risked site interpretation.
According to the company, the SEAWATCH buoy can record wind measurements up to 250 m (820 ft) above sea level, and wave measurements and current profiles down to the seabed.
The buoy also acts as a multi-purpose platform for additional metocean sensors. For this project, sensors will be installed to capture geo-data on environmental impact parameters, including bat monitoring.
10/12/2021
