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.