Installation of weather monitoring system on a floating offshore wind farm

The delivered system utilises MetOcean sensors, including Radac wave radar units, to detect real-time sea state information including wave direction, height, period and tide; the radar units can be integrated with anemometers to provide wind speed, direction and temperature data, giving an all-encompassing view of the weather conditions offshore at any given time. Data collected by the sensors will be displayed on OEG Renewables' own software dashboard, with a bespoke data package designed to meet the specifications of the client.

Installation of the MetOcean system on floating platforms presented a new challenge for the OEG Renewables team; the system was adapted to suit floating wind turbines, including a complete redesign to allow for the turbine movement. New MetOcean software was written to compensate for the movement of the turbines and was integrated within the clients' existing azure platform, giving staff access to MetOcean data wherever they are in the world.