PGE Baltica is to start the wind measurement campaign next month for the 1GW Baltica 1 offshore wind farm off Poland.
The two-year campaign will be carried out by Eolos Floating Lidar Solutions and will start in the second half of May.
The launch of the wind and meteorological resources measurement campaign is “yet another important step” in the development of the investment, said PGE management board president Dariusz Locinski.
The measurements will constitute an invaluable database for the next stages of the development of this project, especially for arranging of wind turbines during installation, so that the power is used in the most effective way, he added.
The commencement of operation of the Baltica 1 offshore wind farm is set for the beginning of the next decade.
The project received a location permit and was pre-conditioned for connection to the transmission network.
As part of the measurement campaign for the Baltica 1 wind farm, lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) technology will be used, mounted on a floating buoy.
The laser beam emitted by lidar is reflected from air suspended solids and returns to the device, which analyses the reflected signal and estimates the speed of air masses passing over it.
The equipment used allows for wind probes at an altitude of over 200 metres above sea level.
Additional sensors mounted on the buoy also allow the measurement of wave movements and sea currents.
The Floating Lidar System (FLS200) engaged in the measurement campaign is being refurbished at the Eolos workshop in Barcelona, from where it will be transported by road for its assembly in Poland and preparation to be installed at the Baltica 1 site.