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Fugro geotechnical investigations at Borssele

By: Tom Russell 18/09/2015 Fugro edited by 4C Offshore

General Windfarms

Fugro has been awarded the geotechnical investigation contract for Sites III and IV at the Borssele wind area, off the Dutch coast of Zeeland.

The geotechnical work is being undertaken on behalf of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and constitutes the final investigation at the Borssele wind farm sites before the final tender bidding rounds begin.

“This new award underlines Fugro’s commitment and specialised support for the offshore wind industry,” said Frank Koopman, director at Fugro Engineers BV. "It builds on the experience gained with soil and wind climate research in previous lots in the Borssele area and will deliver high quality, objective information."

This contract follows the previous geotechnical, geophysical and metocean investigations at the Borssele development. Fugro will execute boreholes with various in situ testing programmes and seabed cone penetration testing. The companies geoconsultancy engineers and geologists will provide an integrated geological ground model, which will provide objective and high quality data for the developers preparing to submit tenders. The programme will entail a large advanced testing programme at Fugro’s specialised laboratory in Wallingford.

Last week Fugro was awarded a contract for the installation and burial of array cables at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm. The engineering and planning will start immediately with installation being carried out in two phases in 2016 and 2017. Fugro will lay and bury 122 array cables with its construction and installation vessels Fugro Symphony and Fugro Saltire and using one of its two Q1400 trenching systems to bury the cables.

For more information about the Borssele wind area or the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm please follow the links provided. Alternatively you can visit the sites on our interactive map.

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