Fugro GEOS, a meteorological and oceanographic service company for offshore and coastal engineering contracts, played an important role in two offshore wind farm projects in the UK. The firm was recently awarded a contract for an oceanographic survey that will capture storm events over the winter period, to allow harsh wind, wave, and current conditions to be captured.
The data set will provide a basis for subsequent comparison and calibration of longer-term hindcast metocean models of the region for use in wind farm engineering design. Survey results will also be utilised in the Coastal Processes Assessment to be undertaken for the proposed wind farm developments within the zone.
“We are very pleased to be working with Seagreen Wind Energy on this six-month study. The resulting data will be used for wind farm engineering design and included in the Environmental Impact Assessment for proposed wind farm developments within the zone,” explains Richard Liptrot, Fugro GEOS Project Manager. “The survey will include deployment of wave and current meters at locations throughout the zone over winter 2010-2011.”
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