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Your challenges as a developer or contractor
You are in the planning phase of the construction of an offshore wind farm and need detailed current, water level and/or wave/swell forecasts to perform the required marine operations in a safe and efficient manner
You need measurements from a wave buoy to define when the wave conditions have been above your contractual limit for safe operations
You need a single forecast as a developer that all your contractors can use
You need wave forecasts to forecast wave energy production from your wave energy devices
You need water level and current forecasts for your tidal energy production
Water Forecast services and typical benefits
Detailed wave, current and/or water level forecasts combined with weather forecasts and online measurements up to the point in time when the forecasts start gives you confidence in your go/no-go decisions, and thus makes it easier for you to maintain a high level of safety
Detailed forecasts helps you optimise and reduce stand-by time, and thus reduce costs
Forecasts of wave energy and tidal energy production helps in the planning of optimising the total energy production within a larger grid
Examples of services already provided
Forecasts for offshore wind farms during their construction and during their later maintenance have been and are being provided for many locations in Danish, Swedish and UK waters.
Detailed forecasts of waves, currents and water levels are being provided to EMEC, which is a test centre created to promote the development of the wave and tidal stream energy conversion industries in the UK. The established open-sea grid-connected test facilities are located around the Orkney Islands - see link in the section to the right.
Links to forecast services
London Array Offshore Wind Farm
Orkney Island - EMEC demo site
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