Balmoral says that its latest HexDefence design builds upon the success of the development work on the solution for monopile structures, for which it received positive feedback from leading wind farm developers and industry bodies.
The HexDefence jacket system also aims to eliminate or dramatically reduce the need for traditional and resource-intensive scour protection methods such as rock dumping. The solution also brings additional benefits of being installed at the quayside, eliminating the requirement for additional installation vessels and ensuring the scour protection is active from the point of foundation installation, Balmoral says.