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Preparation of a Geophysical/Geotechnical Guideline to aid Mitigation of Commercial and Safety Risks in Offshore Renewable Energy Developments - an update.
Seminar Details Preparation of a Geophysical/Geotechnical Guideline to aid Mitigation of Commercial and Safety Risks in Offshore Renewable Energy Developments â?? an update. By Mick Cook, Director MCL and Chairman, IECO, and John Morse, Manager, Gardline Renewables Group The exponential increase in offshore wind (and to a lesser extent waves and tidal) renewable developments that has occurred over the past few years is probably the most significant change to sea area use since the offshore oil and gas boom of the 1970's and 1980's. A critical part of any such development process is the understanding of the shallow soils and foundations both for turbines/structures and power cables and for their design and subsequent installation. Such an understanding of the shallow soils and foundation conditions is essential to enable the Developer to mitigate the significant commercial and safety risks inherent in such offshore developments. The Society for Underwater Technology (SUT), Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics (OSIG) committee is currently preparing industry guidelines for the use of geophysical and geotechnical data for offshore renewable project development. This paper will provide an update on progress to date and is intended to provoke discussion amongst delegates as to the issues covered by the guideline. The presentation will also indicate where this new guideline has built on the information included in previous offshore site investigation guidelines for other, different applications. It will also highlight some of the unique issues that have been identified in offshore renewable projects and how these are being addressed in the guideline. Further, the presentation will include lessons learned from offshore oil and gas activities over the past 40 years. |
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