Dutch geo-data specialist firm, Fugro, has been appointed by RWE to finish a geophysical survey off the Danish coast, the place RWE will construct the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm.
As much as three survey vessels will likely be deployed to hold out an in depth pre-construction survey together with a seek for unexploded ordnance (UXO) as much as roughly 34 kilometres off the coast of Thorsminde.
The information acquired will outline the cable routes and actual turbine places for RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm.
“We’re wanting ahead to utilizing the information collected by Fugro to finalise the format of the wind farm and to find out the routes for the inter-array and export cables. This is a vital step in direction of the beginning of the development works at sea in 2025,” stated Günther Fenle, Undertaking Director Thor Offshore Wind Farm, RWE Offshore Wind.
The UXO marketing campaign for RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm is deliberate to run till December 2023.
“We’re utilizing a variety of survey methods, comprising offshore and nearshore normal geophysical and UXO survey methods, a seismic land refraction survey, and final however not least, Fugro’s speedy airborne multibeam mapping system (RAMMS) for complete mapping of the shallow space and seaside within the transition zone,” stated Marc Kebbel, Fugro’s Service Line Director of Hydrography and Cable Route surveys.
“The metocean challenges posed by Thor’s uncovered offshore location, corresponding to excessive waves and robust wind in autumn and winter are including to the complexity.”
The awarded contract builds upon Fugro’s prior involvement within the venture, which included a complete geotechnical website investigation carried out in 2022.
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RWE, by way of the venture firm Thor Wind Farm I/S, was introduced because the winner of the Danish tender for the Thor offshore wind farm firstly of December 2021.
As soon as it’s absolutely commissioned in 2027, the 1 GW venture will develop into Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm and will likely be able to producing sufficient inexperienced electrical energy to provide the equal of multiple million Danish households.
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