Denmark – Fugro has started geotechnical site surveys at RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm project.
Wind farm components such as turbine foundations, inter-array cables, and export cables will be designed, manufactured, and installed with the help of the collected geo-data. In addition to being Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm to date, Thor will produce enough green electricity to power the equivalent of more than one million Danish homes.
Investigation methods
A number of vessels from Fugro’s fleet, including the Fugro Scout, will be deployed to investigate the wind turbine sites, which are located approximately 22 kilometers from Thorsminde. Seabed cone penetration tests (CPTs) will be performed on board the vessels using Fugro’s SEACALF Mk V DeepDrive system and the innovative Blue SnakeTM geotechnical system, which integrates CPT and sampling technology. For example, the geo-data will be used to better understand how soil behaves under various turbine loading areas, and how the inter-array cables and main export cable that connects offshore substation with onshore grid are designed, installed, and protected.
Fugro’s cloud-based Geo-data engagement platform will be used for all of the work. Because of the platform’s ability to provide RWE and the project team with near real-time deliverables, collaboration, decision-making, and timeline acceleration are all improved.
