Scientific habitat surveys, ecological assessment studies and research accompanying the development of offshore wind parks was performed since years from the AWI North Sea locations Helgoland, List/Sylt and Bremerhaven. Although there is a broad expertise in basic research on this field, numerous applications can be derived with commercial relevance.  

For years, divers and scientists of the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) have been conducting research for the Federal Environment Ministry (BMU) and the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH) at Offshore Wind farm locations through projects such as BeoFINO, BeoFINO 2, STUK+. In the course of this research, standard investigative concepts have been developed to study the effects of offshore wind power plants on the marine environment (StUK), to be applied in today’s wind farms.

As a result of these activities, AWI-scientists involved in this research as well as external colleagues, datadiving was founded.

Hence, datadiving commands a qualified and experienced team of research divers with a scientific background in biology and environmental sciences.

The service portfolio encompasses the concept and the implementation of diving tasks for the sampling, mapping and surveying of subaquatic habitats as well as the preparation of expert assessments and strategy drafts.

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