Radac Wave Monitoring Radar

Fixed & Floating Wind Farms

While
more and more fixed offshore wind farms benefit from Radac Directional Wave
Radar, we are taking the lead implementing our newest system, motion
compensated directional radar for the floating wind designs, taking the
dynamics of the structures into account. This is no easy task and that is why
we do it!

But
the question is what is the importance of real-time wave data? And why Offshore
Wind is choosing for RADAC?

There
is a lot of economics in the background considering majority of the offshore
wind farms are not completed on time. Off course there are different reasons to
this, but one of them is simply sea state related downtimes.

Offshore
wind farms are moving further away, new floating designs are being introduced,
and new challenges are being faced by the industry while contractual
obligations are tightened to reduce cost.

Obtaining
accurate wave data has always been one of the backbones of offshore operations
and the need of improved, real-time sea state data is now more critical than
before. Part of the reason is, to reduce down-times, therefore the requirement
of correct observation of such dynamic and changing environment is increasing
being adapted.

Knowledge of the actual site conditions
is essential to assists all
the stakeholders (onshore and offshore), in determining an optimum
weather window during which operations can be performed safely.  

Radac’s real-time wave intelligence supports safer offshore operations, brings confidence in smart decision-making while contributing substantially to, installations and O&M activities offshore, as a result, ultimately increasing the workability.

Data
is being used to analyze and improve forecasting, modeling, activity planning
and to assess structures that need constant attention. This vast variety of
applications rely on our wave radars daily, around the globe.

The
big picture for the OWF owners and operators is the risk of not being able to
perform the events that are scheduled due to lack of environmental awareness at
site which might cause millions $ of loss throughout the project.  

Traditionally wave observations and measurements have been done with equipment that is merged with water or completely under water. This introduced many disadvantages and eventually higher operational cost.

Our
No water contact – No
moving parts
– No maintenance No (re-)calibration systems that have hardly any costs of operations, and yet specifically designed for the offshore wind industry while keeping in mind the severe conditions as well as the ease of
installation and use. Confidence on Radac systems have been built around the continuous
verification and validation done by our clients and partners against the
industry references.

Our commitment to industries in offshore has not changed since the beginning. In this ever changing environment Radac is continuously improving the technology to bring smarter, customer-oriented solutions.    

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Note: The opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Offshore WIND.