Metocean company TechWorks Marine has successfully completed a 12-month oceanographic campaign in the North Eastern Irish Sea for ESB and Parkwind at Clogherhead. The marine tech campaign involved the deployment of three metocean data buoys within the wind park area and along the export cable route, providing high-resolution data on sea state (currents and waves) and water quality.

The data collected in real-time was communicated using satellite and made available to clients through the secure CoastEye data platform. Additionally, Earth Observation satellite data was provided for some of the water quality parameters, which were validated by the metocean buoy measurements.

TechWorks Marine designed the metocean buoys to meet the clients' specific requirements, including the integration of all oceanographic sensors, vessel provision for deployment, servicing, and recovery, real-time ongoing data quality control, and the final data report, which included an intercomparison with an initial site model previously developed prior to the baseline survey.

Dr. Sinead McGlynn, Project Director at TechWorks Marine, expressed her delight in winning the contract through a competitive tender process. She emphasised the critical role of oceanographic surveys in the engineering design of offshore wind parks and expressed the company's eagerness to continue working on similar projects with ESB and Parkwind.

Mr. Conor Martin, Clogherhead Project Director, highlighted the significance of the Metocean survey in the development of the Clogherhead Offshore Wind Farm, emphasising the importance of the data in making informed decisions for the project's design and delivery.

The successful completion of the Metocean survey is a significant step in the development of the Clogherhead Offshore Wind Farm and comes at an exciting time for the Irish offshore wind energy sector.