Oldbaum Launches Floating LiDAR Certification Services

Wind energy consultancy Oldbaum Services has added floating LiDAR certification services to its portfolio.

The first two certification buoys being tested by the wind energy consultancy were deployed on March 8, 2015 offshore in the UK. The certification process involves full system checks, power communications and wind data acquisition to assess suitability for remote deployment for wind resource assessment.

This process is in accordance with the Carbon Trust Offshore roadmap which was published for commercial acceptance of floating LiDAR technology.

Technical Director Andy Oldroyd said: “Data quality, and confidence in its accuracy, is key in the acceptance of new techniques in the wind industry. Floating LiDAR has huge potential in helping to reduce project risk, development costs and ultimately the cost of energy for offshore wind projects.”