Dedicated Session OW: Geohazards and Geo-Engineering Challenges with offshore wind developments in frontier areas
Tracks
Offshore Wind
| Thursday, October 30, 2025 |
| 1:50 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Tokyo Room |
Details
The bulk of the offshore wind developments, at present lie within formerly glaciated margins, where bottom fixed foundations are the main concept. In this dedicated session, we will broaden our horizons to hear from speakers focusing on frontier areas (e.g., deepwater developments, seismically active margins, emerging markets around the Mediterranean, in Asia or South America), where a variety of unique geohazards and geo-engineering challenges may occur. Examples can include seabed mobility, scouring, seismicity (PSHA), submarine landsliding, turbidity currents, etc., which will have implications for the design, placement and installation of the different foundation concepts and anchors.
Speaker
Dr Brian Carlton
Ngi
Seismic hazards for offshore wind - Challenges in frontier areas
Joek Peuchen
Fugro
Quantitative Geohazard and Risk Assessment for Offshore Wind Developments
Mr Chris Smith
Engineering Geologist
Arup
Geohazards and Geo-Engineering Challenges with offshore wind developments in frontier areas
Moderator
Carol Cotterill
Principal Geoscientist
NGI
Breandan Murphy
Senior Lead Geophyisicst
Vattenfall
