TerraSond completes geophysical survey for Mayflower Wind
Published by Emily Thomas,
Deputy Editor
Energy Global,
The two-month campaign, which began in July 2019, surveyed an area 20 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States, that can support up to 1600 MW of offshore wind. The wind farm is scheduled to deliver energy in the mid-2020s and has the potential to power up to 680 000 homes. The project is TerraSond’s first with Mayflower Wind.
TerraSond acquired high-resolution geophysical data using a complete suite of equipment in water depths from 35 m to 65 m. A sub-bottom profiler, a medium-penetration seismic system, a side-scan sonar, a multibeam echosounder, a magnetometer and passive acoustic monitoring sensor were deployed from the Geosea DP2 multipurpose support vessel; the acquired data is now being processed for delivery in November 2019.
“We used our offshore wind sector expertise to deliver a successful geophysical survey for Mayflower Wind,” says Pedro Regino, TerraSond Project Manager. “As always, we put safety and the environment first. The environmental monitoring plan, which included protected species observers and passive acoustic monitoring operators, resulted in no environmental impacts or harm to marine life, successfully meeting Mayflower Wind’s safety ambitions.”
“The execution of this important survey work displayed the core values of Mayflower Wind; it was done safely, environmentally consciously and utilised a key local port, New Bedford,” says Mayflower Wind President John Hartnett. “Completing this survey was a critical step for Mayflower Wind.”
Read the article online at: https://www.energyglobal.com/wind/23102019/terrasond-completes-geophysical-survey-for-mayflower-wind/
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