Intertek, which has previously worked with TenneT on the UK-to-Netherlands BritNed interconnector, will carry out geophysical and geotechnical inspections that are seen as key to the development of projects as far as 100km from shore.

“The German market has a unique set of challenges to overcome if it is to meet its offshore wind energy targets for 2020 and beyond,” says Intertek managing director Frank Beiboer.

“There