Wind Energy
Explore CLS's offshore wind energy expertise
Climate Change and the Energy Revolution: CLS, partner for Offshore Wind, is accompanying the Widespread of Clean Resources. CLS, as catalyst for change, helps you manage your transition to clean energy projects.
The Paris Agreement , signed by 195 countries, has laid the foundations against change: the aim is to reduce carbon emission by 40 % by 2030.
Multi Source Data
Satellite imagery SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar)
DeepCLiDAR stage 2 Carbon Trust certified
Metocean data collection systems
Acoustic sensors
Analysis & Studies
Extrapolation of wind to hub height from combining LiDAR/SAR/Atmospheric Models
Modeling
High resolution models: wave, current, atmospheric
High resolution wind modeling
In Situ Data
Metocean & FLiDAR in-situ data collection
20 years of offshore wind expertise, backed by 30 years of proven success in offshore projects
2024: DeepCLiDAR innovation: CLS establishes its DeepCLidar production facility in Cape Town to achieve self-sufficiency in its production capacity.
December 2023: First CLS floating DeepCLiDAR obtained Stage 2 Carbon Trust Certification.
April 2022: new contract for French floating wind with the French Ministry of Ecological Transition
October 2021: CLS acquires Meteodyn, an expert company in wind engineering (onshore & offshore), meteorology and climatology supporting internationally renewable energy, urban planning and wind safety since 2003.
2017 – 2020: CARAVEL PROJECT Characterization of wind fields combining satellite & in-situ data Extrapolation of winds at 100 meters Wind variation & extreme values calculation to specify wind turbine
2012 – 2015: PROJET EERA – DTOC (FP7) PROJECT / European Energy Research Alliance Design Tools for Offshore wind farm Clusters Wind wave effect studies from SAR & comparison with insitu data
2008 – 2012: NORSEWIND PROJECT / Wind Atlas Northern Europe CLS & DTU (Denmark Technical University) have realized a wind Atlas based on Envisat SAR database
2009 – 2011: Wind Emulator for wave & Wind with TOTAL
2008 – 2012: SOMEMR PROJECT (CNES) / Metocean services for MRE
DeepCLidar
CLS DeepCLiDAR, developed by CLS in collaboration with the University of Maine, has achieved Stage 2 Carbon Trust Certification. This milestone positions CLS as a unique global provider of integrated solutions for the offshore wind industry, combining in-situ measurements, radar satellite data, and high-resolution modeling.
The system is specifically designed for offshore wind resource assessment and metocean site characterization, enabling precise measurement and monitoring.
We have embarked on an industrial mode, establishing our production facility in Cape Town, thereby achieving self-sufficiency in our production capacity.
Pioneering Wind Study Solutions Backed by Decades of Metocean and Maritime Expertise
Combining various technologies, CLS is a player offering a distinctive range of services—intelligent, relevant solutions with customized, tailored applications and qualified use cases, from maritime security (manage & prevent maritime events and activities impacting material safety) to environment monitoring (support environmental conservation and sustainable development policies)
Latest News
Wind Tech4Good with CLS DeepCLiDAR for Offshore Wind Assessment
Tech4Good initiatives aim at using technology to enhance environmental sustainability as wind power solutions.
The Global Energy Transition: A Pressing Shift for a Sustainable Future – Interview with Mauricio Fragoso
Wind and solar power generation continued to grow in the first half of 2024 in the European Union, surpassing that of declining fossil fuels.
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.