Shifting sands: R&D gurus report in on scour of 'marching' seabed dunes

Eleven-year research project by HR Wallingford allays fears over impact of rare 'barchan dune' phenomenon on turbine foundations

Modelling of a barcha dune passing across an offshore wind farm — Modelling of a barcha dune passing across an offshore wind farmFoto: HR Wallingford

Darius Snieckus

Published 23 October 2020, 13:31Updated 23 October 2020, 13:47