Buoys placed off German coast

A Cork headquartered company has deployed technology off the coast of Germany to measure wind speeds, wave heights, and ocean currents in the North Sea.

Green Rebel said this week that it had successfully deployed two of its state-of-the-art LiDAR buoys in the German Bight.

The buoys are equipped with a multitude of sensors to measure wind, metocean and environmental data, and will remain in place for two years.

The collected data is sent back to shore, where a team of specialists can interpret it at Green Rebel’s dedicated MetOcean base in Limerick. The project is a collaboration with TGS, a global provider of energy data and intelligence.

TGS takes a multi-client approach which means multiple clients can subscribe to the same data which reduces costs and timelines as well as minimising uncertainty in future energy generation.

Kieran Ivers, CEO of Green Rebel said: “Green Rebel is excited to contribute to this groundbreaking project and look forward to the positive impact it will have on advancing offshore wind in Germany. Over the next 24 months, we will provide comprehensive metocean data support to TGS.

“Our suite of services includes wind, wave, and current measurements, along with an array of other surface and seabed-mounted sensors, ensuring a robust dataset for TGS's innovative Wind AXIOM platform. This information will be used to enhance decision-making to support several current and future wind lease rounds in the German Bight.”

Kristian Johansen, CEO of TGS, added: “TGS is committed to supporting the growth of global offshore wind energy with data and insights. Early access to essential wind and metocean data significantly mitigates investment risks, empowers informed decisions, and ensures smooth project implementation across the wind development lifecycle.

“With this deployment, we can proudly boast eight offshore LiDAR campaigns concurrently collecting critical wind data worldwide, and more deployments are likely to follow as new areas open up globally.”