Geophysical Survey Start

On 8 April 2021, GEOxyz began geophysical survey work at the 96 MW Erebus floating offshore wind project site, described as Wales’ first floating offshore wind farm. The activity is reported under the headline that geophysical surveys have begun at the first Welsh floating wind project, indicating that offshore data acquisition had already commenced by the time of publication. This marks a clear transition from purely preparatory planning into detailed site investigation for Erebus, which is located in the Celtic Sea off the Welsh coast. According to the source, GEOxyz will carry out the offshore surveys until mid-June at the project site, which lies approximately 45 kilometres south‑west of the Pembrokeshire coastline. The work is framed as following on from earlier geophysical and environmental site investigations that Rovco kicked off in August of the previous year, showing a phased approach to building up the site data required for Erebus. Together, these successive campaigns demonstrate a continuous programme of offshore investigations aimed at characterising conditions at the future wind farm location. By initiating this new geophysical survey phase with GEOxyz, the Erebus project team is deepening its understanding of the offshore area around the planned floating turbine locations. The surveys extend over several months, underlining both the scale of the data-gathering effort and the project’s progression through early development milestones offshore Wales.