Everything, Everywhere, All at Once - The Role of Geoscience in Offshore Wind

Explore a 50-minute lecture examining the crucial role of geoscience in offshore wind farm development, focusing on the expanding scale of installations worldwide and projected growth to add 380 GW of new capacity in the next decade. Learn about ground modeling processes for both fixed and floating wind developments, including turbine arrays, subsea cables, and landfalls, while comparing workflows and data requirements between offshore wind and oil/gas sectors. Dive into detailed case studies highlighting technical challenges in ground modeling and geohazard assessment, including ultra-high resolution seismic data analysis in the Baltic Sea, crustal-scale isostatic movements impact on Cable Burial Risk Assessment in Canada and Scotland, sediment mobility considerations, and seismic geomorphology applications using 3D HR seismic data, particularly relevant for formerly glaciated Northern Hemisphere continental shelves with complex Pleistocene-era sediment structures.