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A data-gathering buoy has been deployed in the Irish Sea as part of a project to build the Isle of Man’s first offshore wind farm.
Energy firm Orsted said the device would survey the suitability of the project in an area of seabed off the island’s east coast.
The Danish firm was granted a lease with the to explore the potential for a wind farm there in 2015.
Orsted’s John Galloway said the data would help the firm design the project.
The firm has already conducted environmental and technical studies since it signed the agreement with the Department of Infrastructure.