Buchan Offshore Wind, the 1GW floating offshore wind project 75km to the northeast of Fraserburgh, has concluded its metocean and LIDAR surveys, with survey specialist Partrac recently recovering the project LIDAR and seabed instrumentation.

The two-year metocean and Floating LiDAR (FLiDAR) campaign has seen the project collect data required for the project’s environmental impact assessment (EIA) and detailed design work. 

The FLiDAR, which was deployed in November 2022, was supplied by EOLOS, with BrightWind providing third party quality assurance. 

The project team will now finalise the collated datasets, which will form a key input to the next stage of the project’s engineering design.  

Speaking on the conclusion of the campaign, Clare Lavelle, Project Director, Buchan Offshore Wind, said: 
"The metocean survey campaign is a key part of the development process and we are delighted to reach this significant milestone for the project, with all equipment recovered from the site. 

“The data gathered confirms that the site benefits from a tremendous wind resource and also supports us in progressing at pace with maturing our engineering design development. 

“The project team is now working on finalising our environmental assessments ahead of us submitting our consent applications in the middle of this year.”

Buchan Offshore Wind

Located 75 km northeast of Fraserburgh on the Aberdeenshire Coast with a capacity of around 1GW, NE8 represents a new frontier for offshore wind in Scotland. 

It will put Scotland at the forefront of floating wind and bring significant benefits for Scotland’s supply chain, skills and employment opportunities. Our commitment to build the project’s unique concrete floating barges in Scotland will create Scottish manufacturing jobs to deliver the project.

Meet the Team: Lisa Sweeney, Legal Counsel

Introducing Lisa Sweeney, who has recently joined the Buchan Offshore Wind team as our Legal Counsel. With her extensive background with real estate and energy clients, Lisa brings valuable expertise to our project.

Educational Background

Lisa earned both her Bachelor of Laws (LLB Hons) and her Diploma in Professional Legal Practice from the University of Glasgow which provided her with a solid foundation for her legal career.

Professional Experience

Prior to joining Buchan Offshore Wind, Lisa worked as a Real Estate Associate at Pinsent Masons. She specialised in managing complex, high-value development projects for real estate and energy clients. Lisa has advised local and national developers and investors on various commercial property transactions, including development and investment sales and acquisitions, commercial leasing, and real estate finance.

Hobbies and Personal Interests

In her free time, Lisa enjoys cooking and walking, often accompanied by her chihuahua, Rocco. She admits to being an inconsistent gym-goer, crediting Rocco with keeping her on her toes!

Why Lisa Joined Buchan Offshore Wind

Lisa is passionate about her role at Buchan Offshore Wind and is excited to contribute to the success of the project, sharing:

“I feel very lucky to have joined such a great team and I’m looking forward to being able to play a part in supporting and delivering such an exciting project. In the short time I’ve been here, I can safely say that no two days are the same and the variety of legal work is a welcome new challenge!”

KeyFacts Energy: Wind Energy