Fugro has been awarded the contract for offshore soil investigation services for the proposed Blue Mackerel offshore wind farm in Australia.
Fugro said that, when complete, it will become one of Australia's first offshore wind energy projects. The project site is located off the coast of Brataualung and Tatungalung country in Gippsland, Victoria.
Fugro will execute offshore geotechnical investigations to support the Blue Mackerel project being developed by Parkwind, part of JERA Nex. With a projected capacity of one GW by 2032, the wind farm will be capable of generating renewable energy sufficient to power over 500,000 homes.
This award follows Fugro’s successful completion of the geotechnical site investigation of the Star of the South offshore wind project.
Fugro will deploy its specialist geotechnical vessel Fugro Mariner for this project.
The vessel will collect seabed soil samples, which will subsequently be analysed at a Fugro laboratory. The survey results will assist Parkwind in optimising its offshore wind farm project's structural integrity and mitigating construction risks.