More surveys scheduled at Morgan and Mona offshore wind sites
PROJECT & TENDERS
May 18, 2022, by Nadja Skopljak
A geophysical and environmental survey is set to commence at the Morgan and Mona offshore wind projects in the Irish Sea on 1 June.
More surveys scheduled at Morgan and Mona offshore wind sites
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Survey vessel Titan Endeavour will carry out the nearshore survey of the projects’ cable corridors for approximately one week.
The survey includes the use of a multibeam echosounder (MBES), sub-bottom profiler (SBP), side scan sonar (SSS) and magnetometer equipment during June.
This will include lowering equipment to the seabed to acquire environmental and geotechnical samples. Drop-down camera and grab samples will also be collected approximately every kilometer.
The survey area will cover areas inshore of the 15-meter water depth to approximately two meters. However, the survey vessel will only survey within a 1.5-kilometer width corridor within the area.
BP and EnBW won lease rights for the Morgan and Mona offshore wind sites in the UK Round 4 leasing at the beginning of 2021.
The projects offer a combined potential generating capacity of 3 GW, the maximum award possible under the rules of the leasing round, and a 60-year lease life.
Fugro is in charge of carrying out a geotechnical site investigation campaign for the two projects.
Fugro gets call for 3 GW offshore wind sites in the UK
PROJECT & TENDERS
April 12, 2022, by Nadja Skopljak
Fugro has won a contract with BP and EnBW to carry out a geotechnical site investigation campaign at the Morgan and Mona offshore wind projects in the Irish Sea.
Fieldwork will run from May to September at the site located approximately 30 kilometers off the coast of North Wales and North West England in an area known for its severe currents and challenging offshore environment, Fugro said.
Fugro Synergy and the Normand Mermaid will be used for the geotechnical investigations.
The operations will also include the use of Fugro’s SEACALF Mk V Deepdrive system for seabed cone penetration tests (CPTs), as well as the SEADEVIL for vessel-based and seafloor downhole testing.
After the fieldwork, an extensive laboratory testing program will be delivered by the company’s in-house laboratory engineers, allowing all samples to be analyzed for foundation designs.
According to Fugro, using the mentioned innovative equipment will ensure efficient operations and can reduce carbon emissions by up to 40% when compared to traditional inspection methods.
“With access to in-house foundation experts and state-of-the-art assets, we are able to deliver high-quality insights as early as possible in the design process,” said Dennis Koenen, Fugro’s global director Geo-data Acquisition Marine Site Characterisation.
“With this Geo-data, bp and EnBW will be able to effectively guide the planning, design and installation of the Morgan and Mona wind farms – critical assets to achieving sustainability targets and delivering green electricity to the region.”