QinetiQ s ZephIR to assess wind resource at world s deepest offshore wind farm

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<p>This document is an article titled 'QinetiQ's ZephIR to assess wind resource at world's deepest offshore wind farm'.</p> <p>QinetiQ's highly accurate wind sensing tool, the ZephIR LiDAR, has been selected to assess the wind resource for the Beatrice wind farm demonstrator project in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. ZephIR, which provides developers with a clear picture of wind flow and behaviour at a particular site, can help to ensure optimal siting of wind farms and assess operational turbine performance.</p> <p>The Beatrice demonstrator project is being developed by Talisman Energy and its co-venturer Scottish and Southern Energy, and will install two 5 megawatt wind turbines in 45 metres of water in Talisman's Beatrice field, 23 kilometres off the east cost of Scotland. It is part of the European DOWNVInD research and technology development programme, sponsored by the European Commission, the DTI and the Scottish Executive.</p> <p>The ZephIR system will first undergo a series of evaluation and certification tests to ensure the accuracy of its wind measurements. These tests will be conducted by the German company Windtest at two sites, the Brunsb&uuml;ttel test facility in western Germany and the FINO-1 platform in the North Sea off the German coast. </p>

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