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PO410: Achieving Stage 2 Certification on the Offshore Wind Accelerator Roadmap with a Vaisala Windcube – Hybrid, Scalar and Vector Wind Field Reconstruction Tests at the National Offshore Anemometry Hub (NOAH).
Scott Wylie, Head of wind and metocean data, Green Rebel
Abstract
The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) outlines maturity staging requirements for Floating Lidar Systems (FLS) to achieve commercial acceptance. FLS providers must demonstrate through deployment and data collection, an evidence base that confirms performance across three main categories: * Baseline (Stage 1) – onshore-proven lidar units verified by comparison against trusted reference data (e.g., met-masts); * Pre‑commercial (Stage 2) – completed offshore verification trial (typically six-months in length) validated against a trusted reference device such as an IEC-compliant met-mast or fixed Lidar; and * Commercial (Stage 3) – extensive operational experience across varied offshore conditions, demonstrating robust system reliability, high data availability and independently validated measurement accuracy across multiple offshore campaigns. To date, Green Rebel’s Stage 3-rated FLS has been qualified through comprehensive testing, validation trials and commercial deployments using the ZX300 continuous wave Lidar. The FLS possesses dual-Lidar capability, with an onboard power system designed and capable of supporting both instruments simultaneously. This deployment at the National Offshore Anemometry Hub (NOAH) in the UK, utilised Lidars from two manufacturers – ZX Lidars (ZX300) and Vaisala (Windcube V2.1) – integrated into one platform. The aim is to combine the positive attributes of both measurement technologies into a single FLS, with the long-term objective being to reduce measurement uncertainty for future offshore campaigns and Energy Yield Assessments (EYAs). A six-month verification trial was conducted, with data collected satisfying the pre-commercial (stage 2) requirements for the Vaisala Windcube. The Windcube has a number of different Wind Field Reconstruction (WFR) methods – Hybrid, Vector and Scalar – and all three were explored to provide evidence on the most suitable when combined with the motion characteristics of the Green Rebel FLS. This campaign also increased the evidence based for Green Rebel’s commercial (stage 3) acceptance with the ZX300, whilst demonstrating the versatility of dual-lidar installation on a single FLS.
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