RWE starts working on Denmark's biggest offshore wind farm

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Geotechnical data will inform design, fabrication and installation of the foundations, as well as inter-array and export cables / Three geological research vessels will be used / Thor will supply green electricity for more than one million Danish households

RWE has started soil investigations off the Danish west coast. Up to three research vessels will acquire geotechnical data from the seabed approximately 22 kilometres from the port of Thorsminde. The collected data is important for the fabrication and installation of the main components of RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm. The geological research vessel Fugro Scout has already started geotechnical drilling and testing at the wind turbine locations. The various information obtained will verify existing data and... ... More: Official Press Release RWE

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