Fugro has completed a large site characterization field programme off the coast of Massachusetts for Mayflower Wind, a joint venture between Shell New Energies and Ocean Winds (a collaboration of Engie and EDP Renewables).
Fugro has completed a large site characterization field programme off the coast of Massachusetts for Mayflower Wind, a joint venture between Shell New Energies and Ocean Winds (a collaboration of Engie and EDP Renewables).
The six-month programme involved high-resolution geo-data acquisition within the project’s 520 km2 lease area and along the export cable routes. These data will support permitting, design and installation of the proposed wind farm, which could generate up to 800 MW for more than half a million homes.
Fugro’s work on the project began in April and comprised four vessels and one aircraft to acquire geo-data about the site’s water depth, seafloor morphology, seabed and sub-seabed geohazards, historical and archaeological resources, benthic habitats, and soil properties.
Laboratory testing, data integration and analysis are now underway to support the project’s construction and operation plans.
Meanwhile, Fugro and the Japanese NYK Group have signed an agreement to provide offshore geotechnical services for Japan’s burgeoning offshore wind industry. They will also collaborate on a feasibility study into jointly operating a specialist investigation vessel for renewables projects.
