Fugro Secures Contract for Geotechnical Surveys for Dogger Bank South Offshore Wind Farms

Fugro has been awarded a contract to conduct comprehensive geotechnical surveys for the eastern array of the Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind farms, a significant project led by RWE and Masdar aimed at developing one of the U.K.’s most powerful offshore wind energy initiatives.

The geotechnical surveys will provide crucial data on subsurface conditions at planned wind turbine locations, inter-array cable routes, and platform foundations, directly contributing to the safe and efficient design of the wind farms. The fieldwork, set to begin in mid-May, will take place 122 km off the northeast coast of England, with Fugro deploying multiple geotechnical vessels equipped with various techniques such as cone penetration tests (CPTs), microcores, and sampling boreholes.

This contract represents a continuation of Fugro’s prior work on the DBS offshore wind farm, which includes preliminary geophysical and geotechnical investigations, a shallow geotechnical survey on the export cable route, and a detailed geotechnical investigation of DBS west.

“This year’s site investigation at the eastern array builds upon similar work completed at the western array in 2024. The level of detail obtained from these surveys is crucial in developing the most effective foundation designs for each location,” stated Colin McAllister, Development Project Lead for DBS offshore wind farms.

The DBS projects are considered critical infrastructure projects and have the potential to provide clean power to 3 million homes with 3 GW of offshore wind generation capacity, aligning with the UK Government’s clean energy goals.