Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has issued a tender for geophysical site investigation in the N-6 offshore wind area in the North Sea.
The geophysical survey is set to be carried out this summer as part of the geological preliminary investigation at the N-6.6 and N-6.7 areas.
The work includes the measurement of approximately 1,100km using a sediment echo sounder, as well as high-resolution single and multi-channel seismic.
It also covers the processing of the collected data, evaluation and documentation, as well as determining suitable locations for the subsequent geotechnical explorations.
According to the published tender , the contract starts on 1 June and ends on 30 November.
The deadline for submitting applications is 5 May by 10:59 local time.
In September 2019, BSH announced it is launching the next round of preliminary investigations on the N-6.6 and N-6.7 offshore wind farm areas.
N-6.6 is expected to support a capacity of 630MW and the area N-6.7 will support a wind farm with a capacity of 270MW.
If deemed suitable, the areas will be tendered in 2024 and put into operation in 2029.