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Offshore wind and Fugro's vertical boring machine

James Amos, business development manager, Fugro, tells GDI how demand from the company’s clients to deliver faster cycle times for the installation of offshore wind farm foundations and a resultant reduction in overall project schedules is driving new technological developments.

James Amos
 Fugro’s VBM 3000 on the deck of the installation vessel ready for offshore deployment installation vessel ready for offshore deployment

Fugro’s VBM 3000 on the deck of the installation vessel ready for offshore deployment installation vessel ready for offshore deployment

The history of wind power development has been focused on the engineering of taller and larger turbines. Bigger turbines capture more wind, therefore producing more energy. In offshore wind, in particular,...

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