Fugro

Fugro was awarded a geophysical survey contract by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) to support development of the Dutch Doordewind offshore wind farm zone, which includes the planned 2 GW Doordewind I site. The scope comprised acquisition of innovative 2D ultra‑ultra‑high resolution (UUHR) geophysical data intended to improve near-surface characterisation and accelerate site development activities that underpin future wind farm design and installation planning. Fieldwork was scheduled to start in April 2024 and was to be carried out using Fugro’s geophysical survey vessel Fugro Pioneer. Fugro planned to deploy customised digital streamers and processing technology, supported by proprietary software and decimetre‑accuracy positioning systems, to deliver high-quality subsurface imaging and interpretation of near-surface geology. The delivered data was intended to inform and de-risk subsequent geotechnical investigations and to support the engineering design basis for the offshore wind farm sites and associated installations. RVO indicated that the resulting datasets would contribute to preparing robust site information for the Doordewind zone, enabling tender participants to develop more mature design and cost assumptions for projects such as Doordewind I.