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Private wireless is empowering new frontiers in offshore wind


As the world transitions to low- carbon technologies, the demand for fast and reliable digital connectivity in the offshore wind industry is accelerating. Wind farms are getting bigger, further from shore and more critical to global electricity supply, with outages potentially seriously disrupting supplies to the grid. As offshore wind infrastructure becomes more complex, operators are also looking to enable cutting-edge digital communications. That’s why private wireless


network specialists have seen an explosion in interest from offshore wind strategic project planners, constructors building foundations for turbines and turbine manufacturers themselves. They’re looking for smart ways to give facilities and workers the tools to communicate in real-time and transmit large data loads over great distances. Essentially, private wireless


networks have become crucial to strategic planning for any offshore wind project, whether that’s for video calls between workers stationed offshore, remotely piloting drone fl ights to perform turbine blade inspections with high-defi nition cameras or analyzing streams of performance data in real- time. They offer long-range, low-latency and high-bandwidth data transfer – qualities


perfectly adapted to the offshore environment, especially where operating assets can be spaced kilometers apart, far out at sea. Chris Jones, Nokia’s Head


of Energy Sales Europe, says interest in these solutions has exploded in recent times, as the industry upgrades existing technologies like radio transmissions that offer only limited voice communication options. “It’s a request coming not only


from the owners of the wind farms, but from the constructors who build the foundations and turbine towers - as well as from the turbine manufacturers themselves,” he says. “We can help developers come up with a solution that implements our technology while they’re building these wind farms, so they’re fully digitized and have the wireless communications available for personnel, even during construction. The ecosystem of people potentially benefi ting from this technology keeps growing.” So how do you get connected? Once a wind farm operator has


secured a license to run the LTE (Long Term Evolution) network, an offshore substation is installed and LTE antennas are then placed around the site. The open spaces naturally available across wind farms makes them very well- suited to signal propagation. A subsea fi ber optic cable sends


data back to the operations center onshore – and, in the event of any damage to the cable, Nokia has developed a microwave radio solution to act as a backup. “What we’re talking about is taking existing voice-only communication technologies to the next level,” says Jones. That includes high-defi nition video - a useful tool in the offshore environment that allows multiple team members to see instantly and precisely what is going on at any given location using a camera mounted on a drone. In the case of a maintenance


issue, group video calls allow faster diagnosis of problems and give those in the onshore command center an accurate, real-time picture of what is happening miles away - allowing them to respond to issues with more certainty of what is required.


Nokia has partnered with


the energy industry for many years and is now focusing its deep expertize on enabling next generation connectivity for the fast-growing renewables sector. Wind farm operators are increasingly turning to us to develop private wireless networks based on LTE and 5G technology that will allow fast and effective connectivity at sea when needed. We also have exceptional expertize in enabling fast and effective connectivity at sea.


To fi nd out more, keep reading part two of this article next month or get in touch with our expert team by visiting us at https://www.nokia.com/networks/industries/renewable-energy/


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