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 Floating LiDAR validation: SPR is currently developing a Floating LiDAR demonstration project at EA1 where the aimis for 2 floating LiDAR technologies to be deployed and tested as part of the offshore wind industry’s drive tomake floating LiDAR technology bankable, reducing reliance on costly offshore metmast solutions. [I2,I5,I6] {ii,iii}


 Wakemodelling: SPR is supporting the wakesmeasurement campaign at Rødsand 2. This project will provide future validation data to improve and validate wakemodels. [I5] {iii}


 Birdmonitoring: As amember of the Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) industry- public collaboration focused on environmentalmonitoring, SPR is an active consortiummember in the Bird Collision project which willmonitor bird behaviour for 2 years at Thanet offshore windfarmto help understand this impact to informmore effective consenting submissions. [I5] {iii}


 Sea conditionmonitoring: EA1 has deployed two innovative instrumentation buoys in the EA1 zone to monitor sea conditions to informits engineering activities and installation planning. Live data collected fromthe wave buoys is shared publicly via the CEFAS website (Annex 2Jweblink). This informationwill assist any parties interested in the oceanographic conditions in the SouthWest North Sea for example other offshore wind, wave and tidal generation developers, and weather forecasters. Sharing this informationmay allow others to save costs by reducing the need for similar devices to be deployed in this region. EA1 is also using information gathered to support a Southampton University project to further understand scour at offshore windfarms.[I2,I6}{iii}


3.2.2 Package specific action:


 More front end studies: During development, EA1 intentionally engaged early with suppliers and carried outmore studies than typical of the past, in order to enable better characterisation of and design for conditions. This approach enabledmore informed decisionmaking. EA1 is using this learning to inform the strategy to develop the next EA Zone projects. [I6] {ii}


 Pioneering aerial survey: The EA1 Project is the first offshore windfarmto support the use of aerial digital imagery for offshore ornithological andmarinemammal surveys. This innovation provided a more robust evidence base for assessments whilst reducing health and safety risks byminimising the risk to personnel working offshore. This surveymethodology is now standard practice in the UK and these companies are now considered world leaders with the approach recently implemented in Germany, France and the USA. [I5] {iii}


 Birdmonitoring: EA1 is one of 12 developers, alongwith DECC,Marine Scotland and The Crown Estate, to contribute to a £2Mproject to deploy remotemonitoring devices at an operational windfarmto investigate bird behaviour. This two year comprehensive study supports the deployment of innovative technology to address a key knowledge gap and is supported by UK Statutory authorities. [I5] {iii}


 Disturbance Effects on the Harbour Porpoise Population in the North Sea (DEPONS): This project is an innovative study with the aimof understanding the consequence of disturbance fromoffshore wind related activities on harbour porpoises. EA1 is part funding thismultinational collaborative study (managed by Aarhus University) to address a key knowledge gapwhich should help informmore effective consenting submissions. [I5] {iii}


WTG supply & installation 3.2.3 Industry wide action:


 WTG Test sites: As noted in paragraph [2.3.2], SPR and Vattenfall already show leadership in the area of fostering the development of next generation wind turbines and foundations etc. via SPR’s Baltic Sea, Wikinger Sud and Vattenfall’s EOWDC proposed test sites , EA1 also intends to use a number of positions in the EA1 Project for demonstrating innovative newWTGs and foundation solutions, the first far from shore offshore wind demonstration site for the UK relevant to future projects. EA1 has discussed this with the Crown Estate [C1,I4,I5,I6] {ii, iii}


 OffshoreWind Drivetrain Innovation (OWDin) – SPR is a lead partner in this project to testmulti-life bearings for offshore wind gearboxes with potential to improve offshore wind reliability and reduce operating costs. As part of this initiative an innovative wind turbine bearingmanagement systemfor gearbox bearings will be deployed at SPR’s Barnesmore windfarm[I1,I2,I5] {ii, iii}


 ORE Catapult SPARTA - SPR and Vattenfall are part of a group of 8 developers involved in the SPARTA project beingmanaged by The Crown Estate and ORE Catapult. This project involves developer


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