Wind innovation and research group ORE Catapult has today announced the launch of a new open-access data service to measure offshore wind.
According to ORE Catapult, the data service will improve the sector’s understanding of how offshore wind farms operate in real-world conditions and help support innovative research, projects and product development.
A new series of data sets are available from ORE Catapult’s 7MW Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine in Fife, as well as the turbine’s met mast and electrical substation.
Data sets available include time series from turbine SCADA, turbine alarms and events, met mast (on and offshore) and grid/substation information. Industry large and small, academics and researchers can use the data to test and validate data driven models, methodologies and analyses.
Chris Hill, ORE Catapult’s operational performance director, said: “Big data and digitalisation is transforming our understanding of how wind farms work, and therefore our approach to building, operating and maintaining them.
“Existing Catapult services such as SPARTA and WEBS offer unparalleled benchmarking opportunities for companies to understand how their assets are performing relative to the industry standard. But our new POD service is the first to offer, for a nominal charge, open access data sets from operational offshore renewable assets for the benefit of the wider industry, academic and research communities.”
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