The investigations will provide insights into seabed conditions at planned wind turbine locations and inter-array cable routes.
The investigations will provide insights into seabed conditions at planned wind turbine locations and inter-array cable routes.
Fieldwork is already underway, with Fugro mobilising a fleet of five specialist vessels to carry out the surveys approximately 170 km off the German coast, across an area of around 200 km². The campaign includes investigations at around 140 locations, reaching depths of up to 50 m below the seabed.
Fugro is deploying its Seacalf Mk V seabed cone penetration testing system and after the fieldwork an extensive laboratory testing programme will be carried out. The resulting Geo-data will be delivered through VirGeo, Fugro’s cloud-based Geo-data platform, and used to understand soil behaviour across the different turbine loading areas, as well as to inform the design, installation, and protection of the inter-array cables.
