Polish company PKN Orlen has started onshore geological surveys for the grid link for its planned 1200MW Baltic Power offshore wind farm off Poland.
The work is being carried out in the region of Choczewo, where the onshore cable will be installed underground to link the project to the Polish grid.
It will allow for the determination of the optimal cable route for the connection, PKN Orlen said.
The first stage of the work will involve electrical tomography technology to give preliminary information on ground conditions.
This will be followed by the drilling of boreholes up to several dozen metres from which samples will be taken for the analysis of geotechnical parameters.
At the same time, geophysical research will also be carried out in the shallow waters of the Baltic Sea, the company added.
PKN Orlen said Enprom has been contracted to carry out preparatory works on the cable connection route.
Enprom is responsible for design works and obtaining a building permit for the necessary infrastructure.
The contract also covers preparation of the offshore links.
PKN Orlen management board president Daniel Obajtek said: “The construction of a wind farm in the Baltic Sea is one of the key investments bringing us closer to our strategic goal of achieving climate neutrality.
“Despite the difficult epidemic conditions, we are not slowing down and stick to the schedule.”