IWES to Conduct Preliminary Assessment of Soil Conditions

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In accordance with the German Offshore Wind Energy Act (WindSeeG), preliminary assessment of soil conditions must be performed before contracts can be awarded for new offshore wind farm clusters in the North and Baltic Sea.

Important information relating to the marine environment, the subsoil, and the wind and oceanographic conditions allow bidders to assess the construction costs and expected return more accurately.  The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has selected Fraunhofer IWES, among others, to conduct initial exploratory work for the first bidding round. Researchers will compile 3D seabed models based on geophysical data. The so-called multichannel seismic survey method delivers high-resolution data for soil layers at all relevant depths for... ... More: Official Press Release IWES

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IWES; BSH, offshore, soil conditions, measurement, cluster, North Sea, Baltic Sea, foundation