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Dutch surveyor Fugro has been awarded the contract for offshore soil investigation services for the proposed Blue Mackerel offshore wind farm in Australia. This award follows Fugro’s successful completion of the geotechnical site investigation of the Star of the South offshore wind project 10km off the south coast of Gippsland. The company will deploy its specialist geotechnical vessel, the Fugro Mariner, for this project to collect seabed soil samples, which will subsequently be analysed. The survey results will assist Blue Mackerel developer Parkwind, part of Jera Nex, in optimising its offshore wind farm project’s structural integrity and mitigating construction risks, while ensuring compliance with the latest sustainability standards. When complete, it will become one of Australia’s pioneering offshore wind energy projects and will be located off the coast of Brataualung and Tatungalung country in Gippsland, Victoria. With a projected capacity of 1 GW by 2032, the wind farm aims to generate renewable energy sufficient to power over 500,000 Victorian homes, significantly contributing to Australia’s target to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. |
