Why Reliable Data is the Key to Offshore Wind Success
Developing offshore wind farms is a bold move toward a low-carbon future, but it comes with significant challenges. From almost unpredictable ocean conditions to complex permitting requirements, every decision depends on access to timely, accurate, and relevant data.
Whether you’re assessing wind potential, designing foundations, or securing environmental approvals, the quality of your data directly impacts the success and profitability of your project.
That’s where CLS makes the difference: helping you move forward with confidence, backed by decades of environmental data collection and analysis expertise and a powerful blend of in situ and satellite-based insights.
A Unique Approach:
Satellite, In Situ & Expert Analysis
Offshore wind energy projects demand precise, reliable information, especially when operating in complex environments. At CLS, we combine 3 complementary data sources to help you make better, faster decisions across all project phases.
By combining the precision of in situ data, the breadth of satellite imagery, and the rigor of scientific expertise, CLS offers a comprehensive view of your offshore wind development, helping you reduce uncertainty, optimize performance and accelerate project timelines.
Satellite Data
Wide-Area Coverage, Anytime, Anywhere
From wind speed and sea surface temperature to wave height and ocean currents, satellite observations provide consistent, wide-scale monitoring across entire coastal zones. This is even more valuable in the early stages of a project and in regions with poor in situ data availability.
Our access to multi-source Earth observation data, including radar and altimetry, enables robust offshore wind assessment even in data-scarce regions.
In Situ Measurements
Real-Time Insight from the Ocean
Our metocean solutions like CLS’ Floating LiDAR System DeepCLiDAR and other bespoke data collection platforms capture continuous, on-site measurements of wind, waves, currents, and other key parameters to support the accurate design of offshore energy structures, especially in challenging offshore areas with limited historical records.
Expert Analysis
Turning Complex Data Into Actionable Intelligence
Data is only useful if you can interpret it with precision. Our in-house oceanographers and wind energy experts process, model and validate every dataset using proven methods and years of experience.
We tailor our analysis to each project’s specific context, delivering clear, decision-ready outputs to assist feasibility studies, impact assessments and offshore power production forecasts.
Supporting Offshore Wind Actors
Offshore wind development projects require coordination between multiple actors, from early planning to infrastructure installation and long-term operation. At CLS, we provide reliable environmental data, satellite and in situ measurements, and expert analysis to support informed decision-making at every step.
Our services help reducing uncertainty, managing risks, and optimizing performance, whether you’re designing offshore wind structures, securing permits, or monitoring operations. By combining high-resolution metocean datasets with advanced modeling and decades of field expertise, we enable our clients to lower project costs, accelerate timelines, and minimize environmental impacts on coastal and marine ecosystems.
From Americas to Asia and Africa, public authorities, engineering teams, developers and operators rely on CLS to deliver scalable, science-based solutions that enable the understanding of offshore wind energy in safe, efficient, and sustainable ways.
From Feasibility to Operations:
End-To-End Support
Offshore wind projects evolve through complex and often lengthy cycles, from initial site screening to full-scale operation. At CLS, we offer integrated support across the entire project lifecycle, helping you move forward with confidence at each key stage.
During feasibility and pre-FEED phases, we deliver essential metocean data, wind resource assessments, and environmental baselines to evaluate site suitability, reduce development risks, and support early design. As projects move into construction and commissioning, our satellite and in situ monitoring tools help validate installation conditions, optimize cable layout, and ensure offshore wind turbines are deployed safely and efficiently.
In the operational phase, we provide continuous insight into weather conditions, ocean dynamics, and environmental impacts. This supports wind farm performance optimization, proactive maintenance, and long-term impact review, especially in areas exposed to climate variability and marine pressures such as fishing activity or biodiversity change.
Whether your offshore wind farm is in planning, under construction, or already delivering electricity to the grid, CLS provides the tools, technology and expertise to support decisions—on land and at sea.
Explore our Offshore Wind Solutions
CLS provides targeted, field-proven solutions to help you build and operate efficient offshore wind farms in any environment. From metocean monitoring to satellite analytics and expert modelling, our technologies are designed to reduce uncertainty and support each phase of your wind development project.
Our solutions are already supporting offshore wind power initiatives across continents, enabling better resource management, safer installation, and stronger long-term performance.
DeepCLiDAR
In Situ Offshore Wind Profile Measurements
Our certified buoy solution collects continuous wind and ocean data at potential offshore wind sites, offering a cost-effective alternative to traditional met mast campaigns.
Satellite-Based
Metocean Analytics
We provide wide-area satellite monitoring of ocean conditions, from wind and wave patterns to currents and sea surface temperatures, ideal for early-stage assessment and long-term planning.
Custom
Modelling
Our team of oceanographers and wind energy specialists transforms complex datasets into actionable intelligence tailored to your site, project phase, and local regulatory context.
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