Sheringham Shoal Contract for Fugro
Scira Offshore Energy, UK, has commissioned Fugro EMU to perform hydrographic and geophysical monitoring surveys at the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm site and along the export cable and transit routes. The wind farm site, consisting of 88 offshore wind turbine generators and two offshore substations, is located approximately 20 kilometres off the UK’s Norfolk coast.
The latest survey project is a requirement of Marine Management Organisation licence conditions and will provide detailed scour surveys around each monopile foundation, as well as bathymetry along the areas of export and inter-array cables. The project is starting in November 2013.
Fugro EMU will be obtaining high-resolution data using its latest multibeam echosounders. The company previously conducted two extensive magnetometer surveys to detect unexploded ordnance at the Sheringham Shoal site to support the construction phase.
