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Fri, Jun 16

Metocean surveys off Islay | MachairWind

Metocean surveys are now underway in the vicinity of ScottishPower Renewables’ MachairWind offshore windfarm project area – off the coast of Argyll – following the deployment of a floating LiDAR (light detection and ranging) buoy, metocean buoys and seabed frames by the appointed contractor, Fugro..  Stay informed:

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Technology has moved on since an attempt to gain bankable wind data of Islay and the Hebrides off Western Scotland. The wind resource is world class,  making it bankable require technologies such as this.