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LiDAR lasers learn for Vineyard Wind

By: Matthew White 22/05/2018 Vineyard Wind

General Windfarms

Vineyard Wind will deploy a wind measurement and oceanographic buoy within the project area of its proposed 800MW offshore wind project.

The buoy will measure a number of parameters, including wind speed at different heights above the water, wave heights and frequency, and ocean currents, the data collected will be used in finalising the design of the turbines to be used as well as their foundations.

The SEAWATCH Wind LiDAR Buoy, also commonly know as a floating LiDAR buoy, was designed and built by Fugro Norway AS in Trondheim. Fugro will also be handling the operations of the buoy for the duration of its deployment at the wind farm.

“Placement of the wind measurement buoy marks another step forward in development of the Vineyard Wind project,” said Erich Stephens, Chief Development Officer for Vineyard Wind.

He added, “Deployment of this measurement equipment is an important part of our plan to obtain permits, finalize the project design, and begin construction in 2019, so that we can be fully operational in 2021.”

Vineyard Wind’s FLIDAR buoy will be deployed by the tug boat Kodiak, which is owned and operated by the company 41°North Offshore and is based on Fish Island in New Bedford Harbor.

“We’re excited to be taking part in the Vineyard Wind project at the beginning of the offshore wind industry here in New Bedford,” said Captain Matthew Fisher, owner and managing partner of 41°North Offshore, who will captain the Kodiak during the FLIDAR deployment.

The Vineyard Wind offshore wind turbine array, located in the federal waters 22km south of Martha’s Vineyard and approximately 54km south of the Cape Cod mainland, will be connected to the Massachusetts electrical grid by way of the Vineyard Wind Connector.

Early this month Vineyard Wind submitted the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the project to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Office (MEPA), under the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.

The filing advances the company’s proposal to construct an 800MW wind farm 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. Vineyard Wind is scheduled to begin construction in 2019 and become operational by 2021. When it is completed, it will reduce Massachusetts’ carbon emissions by over 1.6 million tons per year.

For more information please follow the links provided. Alternatively, click here to view the project on 4C Offshore's interactive map.

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