The Netherlands-based SPT Offshore has completed the preliminary design of a three-legged jacket, including the suction pile foundation, for an offshore wind farm project at the east coast of Scotland.
The unnamed wind farm is located 30 to 55 kilometres offshore, in water depths between 30 and 60 metres below LAT.
The preliminary design of the WTG foundation comprised a concept design followed by preliminary design of the Suction Pile Jacket (SPJ).
It also included a preliminary design of suction pile foundations, geotechnical and structural; preliminary design drawings; and interface with the client.
The seabed at the site consists of strong clays over bedrock and is ideally suited for suction pile founded jackets, SPT Offshore said.