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India's first LiDAR deployed

By: Tom Russell 03/11/2017 Global Wind Energy Council

General Windfarms

The FOWIND Consortium, led by Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), has commissioned India’s first offshore Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) device, off the coast of Gujarat, in the Gulf of Khambhat.

The data from this offshore LiDAR will support India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s efforts towards exploring the potential of offshore wind along India’s long coastline. The LiDAR is a Leosphere WINDCUBE v2 unit from MeteoPole.

India’s National Institute of Wind Energy developed the offshore platform on which the FOWIND LiDAR has been commissioned. GWEC stated this activity is another significant contribution by the FOWIND consortium towards ensuring that the offshore wind sector in India is supported by strong underlying technical data.

India has the world’s 4th largest onshore wind market with a total installed capacity of close to 33GW. However, India does have an acute need for large-scale, clean and indigenous energy generation to fuel its rapidly growing economy. Offshore wind power could play a very important role in India due to the large wind resources available near centers of high-energy demand explained GWEC.

“This is an important first step on the long road to establishing a vibrant and cost-effective offshore wind industry in India", said Steve Sawyer, GWEC Secretary General. “I believe offshore wind will play an important role in India’s clean energy future.”

“Providing the industry with preliminary measurement data to get a better understanding of the resource helps a great deal to make the stakeholders more comfortable since they can better estimate the risks involved. ” said Mathias Steck, Executive Vice President & Regional Manager Asia Pacific, DNV GL – Energy. “This will accelerate how offshore-wind in India will develop”.

The four-year FOWIND project aims to put together a roadmap for developing a sustainable and commercially viable offshore wind industry in India. Upcoming offshore wind feasibility assessments by FOWIND, would further add to the knowledge of businesses and government institutions as to what is required for developing a successful offshore wind industry in India. The FOWIND consortium aims to complete the preliminary roadmap for offshore wind development in India in early 2018.

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