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Fraunhofer IWES Takes Baltic Sea Seafloor into Focus
With its unconventional Manta Ray G1 technology, Fraunhofer IWES is opening up new possibilities in the field of site evaluation and integrated object detection (Image: Fraunhofer IWES/Dr. Stefan Wenau)Official Press Release Fraunhofer IWES:
Fraunhofer IWES is carrying out an offshore survey in the German Baltic Sea for Iberdrola
Fraunhofer IWES is conducting a boulder detection and geohazard survey of 50 wind turbine locations and the associated OSS within the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm on behalf of Iberdrola S.A.
The three-week measurement campaign in the Baltic Sea took place back in October and November 2020, using the novel proprietary Manta Ray G1 system developed by Fraunhofer IWES for data recording. The acquired data are currently being interpreted at the institute with the goal of completing the project by the end of April 2021. Iberdrola S.A. and Baltic Eagle GmbH were awarded the rights to construct the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea in 2018. The Baltic Eagle OWF is located northeast of the German island of Rügen in the direct vicinity of... ... More: Official Press Release Fraunhofer IWES
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- Fraunhofer IWES, Baltic Sea, Iberdrola, survey, offshore, wind farm, OSS, wind turbine, foundation, Manta Ray, foundation, boulder
