Feasibility Licence Management Plan approved
Ørsted is delighted to have our feasibility stage management plan now approved for the Gippsland Offshore Wind Farms 1 and 2 by the Offshore Infrastructure Regulator (OIR).
The management plan details how activities our activities will be safely carried out in compliance with the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act (OEI Act) and allows us to begin feasibility activities, including our wind measurement campaign and geotechnical investigations, within our feasibility licence area in the Bass Strait, approximately 56km off the Gippsland coast.
These activities will cover geotechnical testing and sampling of the seabed, collecting essential data to help us understand the composition of the seafloor, to inform the overall design of our proposed offshore wind farm. The geotechnical survey program is being undertaken by our survey vessel and will include seabed cone penetration testing and grab-sampling, and follows preliminary works undertaken in Victorian waters.
These activities will cover geotechnical testing and sampling of the seabed, collecting essential data to help us understand the composition of the seafloor, to inform the overall design of our proposed offshore wind farm. The geotechnical survey program is being undertaken by our survey vessel and will include seabed cone penetration testing and grab-sampling, and follows preliminary works undertaken in Victorian waters.
In addition, two units of Floating Light Detection and Ranging (FLiDAR) systems will be deployed to help us measure the wind, weather and ocean (metocean) conditions. These will be installed and anchored on location in two places within our licence area, where they will remain for up to two years.
A summary of the management plan will be published on our website within 30 days.
Read more about our marine environmental surveys
A summary of the management plan will be published on our website within 30 days.
Read more about our marine environmental surveys