A new collaborative marine research initiative has started, focusing on identifying innovative designs and best practices for monitoring and mitigating underwater noise associated with floating offshore wind farms.
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOW CoE) will work alongside project partners Equinor, JASCO Applied Sciences, Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), and Xi Engineering, with ORE Catapult serving as project lead.
The collaborative marine research project has been jointly funded by The Crown Estate and the Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence.
While the industry has gathered significant data banks related to noise emissions related to bottom-fixed offshore wind turbines, fewer sources exist for floating offshore wind, said ORE Catapult.
The FLOWN-MIT programme has been developed to enhance understanding of environmental…
