The Carbon Trust has launched the Unison Project to develop a standardised geospatial data model for offshore wind, aiming to support safer, faster, and more efficient project construction. The initiative is being delivered by the Carbon Trust in collaboration with a consortium of 12 offshore wind developers and industry stakeholders.
The project will create an open-source data model for managing and exchanging geospatial information during the construction phase of offshore wind farms. It will also produce technical documentation and guidance, including a data dictionary and model diagrams, supported by workshops to encourage industry-wide adoption.
Building on earlier standardisation work in the oil and gas sector, the Unison Project will adapt these approaches to offshore wind construction. It will run for 14 months and is expected to conclude in autumn 2026.
Consortium members include the Carbon Trust, EnBW, Equinor, Flotation Energy, Jera Nex BP, Ørsted, Ocean Winds, RWE, ScottishPower Renewables, Shell, SSE Renewables, TotalEnergies, and Vattenfall.
