The Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) system will test and validate wind, wave and climate data as part of the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme managed by the Carbon Trust.
Fugro is supplying all the equipment being used in the test project.
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The company has previously undertaken investigative work on the East Anglia ONE windfarm site, including a shallow geological survey of the export cable route and along the 26 miles to shore, and deeper geotechnical investigations for the turbine foundation design.
Charlie Jordan, ScottishPower Renewables project director for East Anglia ONE, said: "The floating LiDAR concept has the potential to deliver major benefits for the entire offshore wind industry, not least by offering substantial cost reductions.
"We are committed to driving down costs in all aspects of delivering an offshore windfarm, and this trial project in East Anglia will play a key role in proving the advantages of the new technology."
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