Integrated Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing for Real-Time Monitoring of OWT Gearbox and Tower Operation and Marine Animal Activities
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2020060340
- Lead Agency
- Energy Commission (California Energy Commission)
- Document Title
- Integrated Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing for Real-Time Monitoring of OWT Gearbox and Tower Operation and Marine Animal Activities
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 6/17/2020
- Project Applicant
- DOE- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Document Description
- The project will develop and demonstrate a novel, distributed, high resolution fiber optic sensing (FOS) system based on Rayleigh and Brillouin backscattering for real time monitoring of gearbox and tower operation, and marine mammal activities near OWTs based on three-dimensional strain, vibration and temperature monitoring.
- Contact Information
-
Mike Kane
California Energy Commission
1516 Ninth Street, MS-48
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone : (916) 327-1530
Location
- Cities
- Berkeley
- Counties
- Alameda
- Other Location Info
- 1 Cyclotron Rd
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Categorical Exemption
- Type, Section or Code
- Cal. Code Regs., tit 14, § 15301
- Reasons for Exemption
- Minor alteration at an existing laboratory facility to build a small-scale test setup to simulate an offshore wind turbine. The test apparatus will be used to develop sensor technology based on Rayleigh and Brillouin backscattering that will not result in any measurable change to the environment. If field testing is conducted, it too, will only entail minor alterations to existing structures by installing small sensors on existing wind turbines. Any collected data will be transferred wirelessly and not through the installation of cables or other physical connecting devices between the sensors and data collection site. No environmental changes will occur with the installation or use of the sensors.
Attachments
- Notice of Exemption
- 2020060340_Final_NOE_CEQA-EPC-19-010 (6 PDF 98 K
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