Fugro’s Geo-data supports the development of Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm

The collected Geo-data will be used to inform the design, fabrication and installation of the main wind farm components including turbine foundation, inter-array and export cables. With a planned capacity of 1,000 megawatts (MW) Thor will be Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm to date, producing enough green electricity to supply the equivalent of more than one million Danish households.

Fugro will be mobilising multiple vessels from its fleet, including Fugro Scout which has already begun investigations at the wind turbine locations, approximately 22 kilometres from Thorsminde. Vessels will be equipped with Fugro’s SEACALF Mk V DeepDrive system for seabed cone penetration tests (CPTs) and Fugro’s innovative Blue Snake geotechnical system which integrates CPT and sampling technology to enable safe, efficient and high-quality data acquisition along the wind farm cable routes. The Geo-data will be used to understand soil behaviour under the various turbine loading areas, as well as inform the design, installation and protection of the inter-array cables and the main export cable that connects the offshore substation with the onshore grid.

All work will be managed through Fugro’s cloud-based Geo-data engagement platform. With the ability to provide near real-time deliverables to RWE and the project team, the platform increases collaboration, facilitates faster decision-making and accelerates timelines on critical milestones.