UK-headquartered Ocean Geophysics has introduced a solution that recycles and reprocesses freely available seismic data with the aim of helping developers reduce cost and risk when deciding which wind farms to bid for.

In Europe and Australia, historical seismic data – for example from offshore oil & gas or renewable industries – is often freely available through national energy authorities. To supplement this, it is possible to purchase data from the archives of oil companies that previously operated in the region, Ocean Geophysics explains.