Geospatial Field Measurement of Sediment Transport In Support of Site Assessment for Offshore Windfarm Developments

摘要

Following introduction of the concept of Renewable Energy Zones (REZ) by the UK government, licensed marine windfarm developments are being sited in shallow coastal regions where the seabed sediments are potentially highly mobile. These present acute challenges to developers in terms of the stability, serviceability and longevity of the piles and turbines in these areas. A detailed knowledge of the sediment transport spatially at a proposed windfarm site is required in order to understand the risks presented by the sediment mobility.