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Site Investigations
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Offshore Wind
A multi-disciplinary approach
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Mattijs de L
Lange
Gardline Marine Sciences Limited
My thanks to:
• Maarten Timmerman
• David Cerda Saltzman
• Sue Crothers
• Albert van der Hem
• Cliff Whatrup
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Choose a Location
Consents and Permitting considerations
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Design your layout
Turbine locations
will be defined by:
• Wind directions/yield
• Water Depth
• Geology
• Shipping Lanes
• Access to Shore
• Bird Migration Paths
• Etc.
Turbine Design considerations
hub
rotor nacelle
RNA
blade tower
offshore
platform
wind
ladder transition turbine
support
boat landing piece
structure
J-tube
mudline
power scour protection
cable scour hole
foundation
pile
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Forces on Foundations
air
wind
waves &
current sea
soil
Preliminary Site Assessment
• Review existing data and undertake a desk
study.
• Consider Pre-Existing Geological data and key
geological processes
• Preliminary met ocean conditions
• Identify geotechnical risks
• Identify areas of insufficient information
• Outline scope of survey
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Preliminary Site Assessment
Preliminary Site Assessment
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Preliminary Site Assessment
Preliminary Site Assessment
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A Cautionary Note
• No recognised guidelines on survey practice for wind farms similar to those
outlined for oil and gas by UKOOA
An up to date replacement for SUT’s OSIG 2005 guidance notes on “Site
Investigation for Offshore Renewable Energy Projects” not yet published
• Client knowledge based upon previous experience in the design of offshore
wind-farms has been very limited due to inexperience and lack of
engagement with Oil & Gas sector.
• There is always a need to minimise survey costs. Funding to do a “proper
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an Environmental Impact Assessment….
• … but survey work is required for a comprehensive EIA … archaeology,
UXO and habitat assessments
Site Investigations
• Need
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over survey area
• Ensure sub-bottom profiler data below all probable turbine
locations (piling locations), to anticipated pile depth
• Probable need to “see” below the multiple in shallow water,
and map the refusal surface for foundation design.
(Consider the use of multi
multi-channel
channel techniques)
• Detailed shallow penetration geophysics for cable routes and
jack-up leg penetration
• Different tasks have different requirements:
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Consider what you need from your data
and / or
Survey Scope – Phase 1 - Geophysics
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Decide
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• Establish bathymetry using swathe systems
• Indentify and locate seabed hazards
• Determine geometry of subsurface layers
• Develop your scope for detailed survey or
subsequent geotechnical investigations
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The Right Survey Vessels
The Right Equipment
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The Right People
Bathymetry
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Sea Bed Features
Sub-bottom Geology
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Survey Scope – Phase 2 - Geotechnics
• Thickness and properties of seabed layers
• Complexity of the geological model
• Presence and distribution of hazardous
layers
• Variability and uncertainty in geotechnical
parameters
• Number of CPT tests vs. Number of
Boreholes
The Right Drill Vessels
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The Right Equipment
The Right People
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Geotechnical Surveys Provide
• Refined geological model
• Variation in ground conditions
• Idealised ground profile at foundation
location
• Geotechnical parameters for foundation
design
• Identification of geotechnical hazards
Geotechnical Survey Results
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Geotechnical Survey Results
Refined Geological Model
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Parameters for Foundation Design
Metocean Data
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Metocean Data
Data Integration and Reporting
Data comparison
over time
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Data Integration and Reporting
• Wind turbine suitability mapping:
Data Integration and Reporting
• 3D visualisation example with data from different sources:
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Foundation Design
• Length scour protection
mudline
• Diameter
scour hole
Foundation Design
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Foundation Design
Q
Questions
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Mattijs de Lange
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Gardline Marine Sciences Limited
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