Forewind hands Dogger Bank debut to new foundation design

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The Fred Olsen design is said to be less costly than conventional foundations

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By Darius Snieckus Bristol

 Monday, October 24 2011

Updated: Sunday, November 25 2012

Wind-power consortium Forewind will test a new foundation design for the first time next year when it installs two meteorological masts at its giant Dogger Bank zone, off the northeast coast of England.

The metmasts, which will be used to monitor wave and wind conditions at Dogger Bank, will be based on a suction-installed bucket foundation from Norway’s Fred Olsen United.

The foundation revolves around an assembly of hundreds of variable-pressure water jets built into its base, which allows an operator to guide the structure to the seabed, after which a vacuum system sucks it into soil to anchor the structure in place.

Fred Olsen United’s design is said to be less expensive than conventional foundations, because it uses less steel and removes the need for Log in to read complete article.

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