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 Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, has successfully retrieved floating LiDARs and wave buoy equipment off the northeast of Scotland, as part of the metocean campaign for the proposed floating offshore wind farm project.

The survey has been running since October 2023 and will produce insights to inform the project’s design, operations, and maintenance strategy.

Two floating SEAWATCH Wind Lidar Buoys and a Wavescan buoy were deployed to gather essential meteorological, oceanographic and environmental site data.

These include wave height, wind and current speed and other region-specific metrics, enabling a comprehensive assessment of the site’s characteristics and seasonal conditions.

Hugh Yendole, project director at Salamander commented in a statement: “This is a key success in the delivery of our innovation project. As a stepping-stone development, Salamander will use pioneering floating offshore wind technologies to help Scotland and the UK progress towards a net-zero future. The data gathered through this survey will determine the most appropriate next steps for the development of the project.”

The Salamander project will be located 35km off the coast of Peterhead, Scotland, and will generate enough green energy to power 100,000 Scottish homes. It will also provide insight and best practices to future commercial scale developments in Scottish waters, ahead of the larger-scale ScotWind buildout.