Swedish Defense Research Agency: Electromagnetic field studies

March 22, 2019
A team of researchers haul a monitoring device into the water to detect if the undersea transmission cable is emitting an electromagnetic field strong enough to lure marine wildlife into the area. Photo by Cassius Shuman
A team of researchers haul a monitoring device into the water to detect if the undersea transmission cable is emitting an electromagnetic field strong enough to lure marine wildlife into the area. Photo by Cassius Shuman for The Block Island Times

Sigray, Peter, Research Director, Swedish Defense Research Agency, Sweden.
Lead: J. King.

Sigray is an expert in developing sensors and surveys to measure electromagnetic fields and undersea noise related to offshore wind development. He is the inventor of sensitive sensors for these types of measurements. This collaboration on electromagnetic field studies has been funded by U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Deepwater Wind and National Grid for the last five years.

Area of expertise: Development of sensors and surveys to measure electromagnetic fields and undersea noise related to offshore wind development.