RVO has recently opened the tender for geotechnical surveys in the Doordewind Wind Farm Zone, the final zone designated under the Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap 2030/2031.
The Doordewind Wind Farm Zone is located approximately 60 km off the north coast of the Netherlands, north of the isle of Ameland. It consists of two sites, each with a planned installed capacity of 2 GW. Since mid-2023, 2 Metocean Measuring Campaigns have been underway in the zone.
Recently, desk studies have been completed and geophysical surveys by Fugro have started in the area. These consist of 3 surveys; a 2D UHRS survey for the western part of the zone, a 3D UHRS survey, and an additional seabed survey for the eastern part of the zone. The Geophysical surveys will run to end summer 2024.
Tender Geotechnical Surveys
Next year, a Geotechnical Survey will be conducted and a start will be made in building the ground model. The tender for the Geotechnical Survey for the Doordewind Wind Farm Zone sites I and II has just been launched. The offered contract will be divided in 2 lots. Interested parties can submit their proposal till 17 May 2024, 1 PM. The campaign is to be completed on 1 January 2027. The tender for the ground model will be launched in a few weeks, RVO says. Source: RVO
