Geowynd

Geowynd was identified as a collaborating partner to Fraunhofer IWES on the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) contract to develop a fully Integrated Ground Model (IGM) for the Doordewind Wind Farm Zone (DDWWFZ) in the Dutch North Sea. The Doordewind zone is planned for 4 GW of offshore wind generation, divided into Doordewind I and Doordewind II (each 2 GW), located roughly 77 km offshore; the first site is expected to be auctioned in 2027 with commissioning around 2032. As part of the IGM development team, Geowynd’s contribution supported the engineering and technical interpretation effort to combine multiple site datasets into a single integrated, quality-assured ground model. The IGM is described as a key deliverable that will be published and made available to participants in the permit tenders, with the goal of improving confidence in early-stage technical planning and reducing development risk. The sources indicate that the seabed and subsurface information incorporated into the IGM will be used as input to upcoming geotechnical investigations and to inform later design decisions for offshore wind farm infrastructure. Geowynd’s work was undertaken in collaboration with Fraunhofer IWES as lead contractor and Tetra Tech RPS Energy as another collaborating organisation.