DeepCLidar
DeepCLiDAR: A Carbon Trust Stage2 Certified Floating LiDAR
CLS DeepCLiDAR, designed and built by CLS in partnership with the University of Maine, has obtained Stage 2 Carbon Trust Certification, making CLS a unique global provider of integrated in-situ, radar satellite, and high-resolution modeling wind solutions for the offshore wind industry.
Designed to undertake offshore wind resource assessment and metocean site characterization measurement and monitoring.
ZX 300MLiDAR sensor
Wind profiles up to 300 m
Wave Measurement
Seaview 603 HR Sensor
Current Measurement
Broad range of current sensors
Two-way communications
for data transmission and buoy system control and management
A Modular, Adaptable and Hurricane Resistant Floating Lidar
CLS’ first DeepCLiDAR buoy was produced at the Woods Hole Group facility in Bourne, MA, and, deployed next to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) ASIT FLiDAR test site for over 7 months. The buoy withstood the impact of Hurricane Franklin, the second most intense of 2023, and provided data considered as Carbon Trust’s Stage 2 best practice level according to DNV independent analysis.
CLS has now embarked on an industrial mode, establishing its FLiDAR production facility in Cape Town, at CLS Southern Africa’s premises.
CLS Group DeepCLiDAR buoy systems are available through CLS Offices in Europe, the USA, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, and Indonesia to the offshore wind market providing robust, accurate, harsh environment, eco-friendly, wind resource and metocean site characterization.
Leveraging Offshore Wind Measurement
- For all environments.
- Able to be deployed in shallow and deep waters.
- Configurable LiDAR wind profile measurements at several levels from
19 m to 300 m above sea level. - Configurable wave and meteorological measurements.
- Current profile measurements from a variety of configurable sensors.
- Two-way communications for data transmission and buoy system
management. - Modular construction for easy transportation.
- Based on buoy system technology that has over 10 years operability
and reliability. - Capability to support a range of environmental sensors.
Production Facility in Cape Town, South Africa
CLS has established a production facility for DeepCLiDAR in Cape Town, located within our CLS Southern Africa subsidiary.
This marks a crucial milestone toward achieving self-sufficiency in production capacity, increasing output, and ensuring top-quality solutions at competitive prices.
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Major Milestone for Renewable Offshore Wind Energy
With DeepCLiDAR Stage 2 Carbon Trust Certification, CLS becomes the only global provider of integrated in-situ, radar satellite, and high-resolution modeling wind solutions for the offshore wind industry.