Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency has chosen Fraunhofer IWES to carry out surveys of a prospective offshore wind farm zones in the North Sea.
The geophysical site investigation of the N-6.6 and N-6.7 areas is part of the preliminary investigations of the sites, according to the tender document.
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Work will kick off in the summer of this year.
The investigations include the measurement of approximately 1,100km using a sediment echo sounder as well as high-resolution single and multi-channel seismic work, the document said.
Fraunhofer IWES will also evaluate and document the data recorded and determine suitable locations for the subsequent geotechnical explorations.