Wind Energy – Soil Research
Commissioned by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), a large three-dimensional Ultra High Resolution Seismic (3D UHRS) soil survey was conducted in the North Sea for the first time from mid-June to the end of August 2024.
This groundbreaking research could be invaluable for the design of future offshore wind farms.
TGS carried out the 3D UHRS soil survey in the Doordewind Wind Farm Zone. The survey collected a great deal of information about the soil conditions over an area of over 300 km2.
Most measurements in this survey went to a depth of 100 metres. This makes the survey as accurate as possible, because the first 100 metres are the most important for the foundation of wind turbines. This survey also shows where the electricity cables can best be laid.
