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Contractor is undertaking a geophysical campaign across 120-square kilometre site in the Baltic Sea for Ignitis Renewables
Fugro is supporting Ignitis Renewables with a geophysical seabed survey for Lithuania’s first offshore wind farm, at a site in the Baltic Sea.
This critical step in the 700MW projects development aims to enhance the understanding of seabed conditions, which will inform the location, construction and design of future turbines at the Baltic Sea.
Fugros designated geophysical survey vessel, Fugro Frontier, is carrying out the study across the 120 sq km area, collecting 2D ultra-ultra-high-resolution (UUHR) sub-surface data, as well as bathymetry, sidescan sonar and magnetometer data.
The 2000 survey line kilometres of data collected will be crucial for characterising the site and identifying potential risks to an offshore wind farm development in this area.
These insights will inform the selection of future geotechnical investigations and help create a detailed ground model that Ignitis Renewables will use to determine the optimal wind turbine foundation design and locations.
“We are pleased to partner with Fugro, one of the leading authorities in the field, as the information gathered from these surveys brings us another step closer to making the first offshore wind farm in Lithuania a reality,” said head of offshore development at Ignitis Renewables, Vytautas Rimas.
“The geophysical data acquisition is a critical milestone in our preparatory phase, laying the groundwork necessary to initiate construction on schedule."
The offshore wind farm is scheduled to begin operations by 2030. |
