RVO has awarded Ocean Infinity and Fugro contracts to carry out geotechnical surveys at the DoordeWind Wind Farm Zone in the Netherlands.
The offshore geotechnical investigations will be conducted within the investigation area in the Doordewind Wind Farm Zone sites 1 and 2.
Ocean Infinity will execute an offshore seabed campaign including seabed CPTs up to 60m below seafloor (bsf), including SCPTs and TCPTs.
It will also execute an offshore vibrocore campaign with samples up to 6m bsf, with an associated laboratory programme.
Meanwhile, Fugro will carry out an offshore borehole campaign including laboratory testing.
The campaign consists of boreholes with target depth of 40-60 m bsf, include sampling, with samples being subject to a laboratory testing programme containing static and cyclic testing and MIC testing.
Boreholes will also be subject to in-situ PCPT/SCPTSs and PS logging.
The results of surveys will be published for use by the participants in the future concession tenders for the Doordewind offshore Wind Farm Sites.