Fugro to carry out geophysical surveys for 3.1-GW East Anglia Hub

Dutch geo-data specialist Fugro NV (AMS:FUR) is to conduct geophysical surveys in the North Sea under a GBP-55-million (USD 71.3m/EUR 60.7m) contract with ScottishPower Renewables for the 3,100-MW East Anglia Hub development.

As part of the contract, Fugro will perform both geophysical surveys and site investigations across the project sites and export cable corridors in 2020 and 2021. Fugro starts work in July with site characterisation surveys and investigations focused on East Anglia One North and East Anglia Two, two of the three wind farms included in the project. The data will be used for ground model development and preliminary designs.

In 2021, Fugro will conduct turbine-specific site investigations across the locations for all three wind parks.

The East Anglia Three wind park, with a capacity of 1,400-MW, has already received planning consent, while applications for the 1,700-MW East Anglia One North and Two projects have been submitted. The whole complex is expected to consist of up to 263 wind turbines, which once operational will produce enough electricity to supply more than 2.7 million households. Overall investment in the project is expected to be around GBP 6.5 billion, with building works expected to start in 2022, according to an earlier announcement.

The first contract for the East Anglia Hub was announced just as ScottishPower Renewables, part of Spanish utility Iberdrola SA (BME:IBE), and partner Green Investment Group (GIG) fully commissioned the 714-MW East Anglia One offshore wind farm off the Suffolk coast.

(GBP 1.0 = USD 1.297/EUR 1.104)

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