Venterra Group has launched a fleet of state-of-the-art dual LiDAR buoys designed for metocean measurements.
The Venterra V-LiDAR is the first of its kind to be designed and manufactured in the UK, following a £10m investment.
Developed by Partrac and built by Osbit, Venterra’s specialist engineering and manufacturing company, at its new facility in the Port of Blyth, these advanced LiDAR buoys represent the culmination of a two-year project, the company said.
Sam Athey, Managing Director of Partrac, said: “By integrating our insights and learnings from our deep experience, we have now launched the world’s most advanced LiDAR buoy, combining innovation, practicality, and market understanding to offer real client value.”
Venterra said the new LiDAR fleet “sets new standards in offshore wind resource data, bringing the latest in marine electronics, comms and system design, lower HSE risk profile, deployment efficiency, increase operational windows and real-time high frequency analytics”.
The buoys have a 20-month operational window, and will support Tier-1 wind developers in Europe, Asia, and North America.