EAGE London: Geoscience Applications in Offshore Wind Development

The talk will have a hybrid form: in-person at Imperial College, London and broadcasted ONLINE.

Link to the webinar will be provided via e-mails to registered attendees: first e-mail will be sent two days before the event and the second one just 2 hours before the event. Do not register too late!

Lecture Theatre 2.28

18:30-18:35 Introduction and Announcements

18:35-19:20 Geoscience Applications in Offshore Wind Development

19:20-19:35 Q&A

19:35-20:00 Informal discussion and networking

Anthony Fogg – Senior Geophysicist, Ørsted

Anthony is a geoscientist employed in the offshore windfarm industry. Having worked in the coal, oil and gas industries for three decades he repurposed his skills and now investigates the shallow sub-surface, developing geological ground models to assist in offshore foundations and cables design and placement.

An alumnus of the Universities of Leicester and Leeds he specialised for much of his career in AVO, seismic inversion and rock physics studies de-risking hydrocarbon exploration prospects. His transition to the renewable energy sector included two years as a Research Fellow at the University of Southampton using conventional and high-resolution seismic data to map palaeo-landscapes during the Late Pleistocene, offshore North-West Australia.

The Energy Transition, from high dependence on hydrocarbons to increased provision by renewables, provides opportunities for geoscientists looking to develop their career paths and bring with them techniques that are new to site investigations. There is significant overlap in geological and geophysical (G&G) disciplines implemented in the two offshore energy sectors.

This talk reviews how G&G skillsets are used to create Ground Models, in conjunction with geotechnical engineers, which inform the design and layout of windfarm foundations and cable routes. It also contrasts, through examples, the differences in data types, resolutions achieved and workflows, examining how this information influences the Ground Model and the geohazards that might be identified

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