Posted by: Global Maritime | Date: February 6, 2025
Following the recent release of its Japan-Hokkaido Seabed Intelligence Report (SIR), Global Maritime’s Geosciences department – “GM Geo” is excited to launch the latest in its series - a geological, geohazard and geotechnical desktop study report covering the UK North Sea.
The report covers the North Sea Area of Opportunity (NEAO), a 26,600 km2 section of seabed in the UK North Sea, identified within the Crown Estate’s ‘Future of Offshore Wind’ report.
With average wind speeds exceeding 9.5 m/s and water depths ranging from 40 to 240 mLAT, the NEAO presents significant potential for both fixed and floating offshore wind projects. To achieve a capacity of 10–16 GW, development would be required across 8–15% of the NEAO.
The UK North Sea SIR is a valuable source of information for developers seeking to identify potential lease areas within the NEAO in addition to providing context to support further studies relating to concept selection for fixed and floating substructures, foundations and subsea cables.
The SIR investigates seabed conditions across the 26,600 km2 area of search, identifying principal strata and the suitability/risk implications for a variety of different foundation technologies and for cable burial potential. To provide added value, the SIR also considers the implications of existing marine traffic, seabed wrecks, infrastructure, environmental designations and other marine uses on the siting and development of offshore wind projects.
Liam Murray, Global Business Lead for Geospatial, commented, “The UK Government’s strides towards a 95% low carbon energy grid by 2030 are positively transformative. They are also challenging and leave little room for error or delay in an industry already constrained by cost and time pressures. Our latest SIR – focused on the English East Coast of the North Sea - addresses both concerns. The report is a detailed assessment of marine activities, seabed constraints and ground conditions, providing prospective lessees with the seabed intelligence required to identify attractive areas for development within the NEAO. The scope of the study has been defined by our teams’ experience of delivering development-phase offshore wind projects, both globally and within the North Sea, ensuring results and spatial analyses of most relevance are efficiently presented. As with all our SIR’s, and unlike a traditionally tendered desktop study, the report is available for immediate purchase, meaning both reduced costs and time for your organisation.”
“Global Maritime have been supporting the UK offshore wind sector for over 20 years now,“ commented Scott Cruttenden, Global Maritime’s CCO. “Our underlying strategy is simple, to bring value to the market and projects from the outset and support as projects mature across the entire lifecycle. This latest seabed intelligence report is a prime example of this and our end-to-end value in offshore projects.”
Parties interested in acquiring our UK North Sea SIR should contact Liam Murray and Holly Cairns: liam.murray@globalmaritime.com; holly.cairns@globalmaritime.com.
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Founded in 1979, Global Maritime’s services span the entire offshore project lifecycle from engineering & design, construction and third party verification through to marine warranty surveying, dynamic positioning, installation, risk management and decommissioning.