Subsea technology and services firm Rovco has been selected for site characterisation work on the Outer Dowsing offshore wind project in the UK’s Southern North Sea.
The project is a joint venture between TotalEnergies, Corio Generation, and Gulf Energy Development. Outer Dowsing will have a planned installed capacity of 1.5GW and be one of the UK’s largest offshore wind farms upon completion.
The project is scheduled to begin shortly and Rovco will be responsible for carrying out a full geophysical investigation of several key sites at the offshore wind farm. This will involve mapping both the seabed and sub-seabed conditions to identify hazards that may affect the future installation of wind turbines and subsea cables.
The work will be carried out by one of the company’s survey vessels, Glomar Supporter. With an unmanned surface vessel onboard, it is equipped to deliver simultaneous data collection with instant upload to the vessel. The vessel also has a work class ROV for concurrent inspection activities.
“Survey work has a critical role to play in accelerating the deployment of offshore wind. We’re pleased to be supporting our partners in realising their ambitions for both environmental stewardship and for the future development of Outer Dowsing,” said Graham Bell, head of geoscience at Rovco.
