Aberdeen-based provider of buoyancy and protection systems to the fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind industries, Balmoral, has launched a new solution for which the company says can drastically reduce scour phenomena around fixed wind turbines that cause seabed erosion and a reduction in foundation strength and stiffness.

The scour protection system, called Balmoral HexDefence™, integrates seabed protection and flow reduction to minimise offshore operational costs and potential cable failure, according to the company.