{"id":739402,"date":"2026-02-03T11:20:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/739402\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T11:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:20:13","slug":"geotechnical-surveys-underway-at-totalenergies-2-gw-offshore-wind-site-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/739402\/","title":{"rendered":"Geotechnical Surveys Underway at TotalEnergies&#8217; 2 GW Offshore Wind Site in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TotalEnergies has contracted Fugro to perform geotechnical surveys for the NordSee Energies 1 (NSE1) offshore wind farm at the N-12.1 site in Germany, where work is already underway. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fugro-Zephyr-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100310741\"  \/>Fugro Zephyr geotechnical vessel; Photo: Fugro <\/p>\n<p>The geotechnical investigations will provide essential insights into seabed conditions at planned wind turbine locations and inter-array cable routes, directly informing the safe and efficient design of turbine foundations, according to Fugro, which is mobilising a fleet of five specialist vessels for the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Investigations will be carried out at around 140 locations, reaching depths of up to 50 metres below the seabed. The company said it was also deploying advanced technologies for the work, including its SEACALF Mk V seabed cone penetration testing system. The subsequent laboratory testing programme will be carried out at Fugro\u2019s laboratories in Wallingford, UK, and Louvain, Belgium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith a five vessel programme, this is one of the largest offshore wind investigations we\u2019ve undertaken in Europe\u201d, said <strong>Remmelt de Jong<\/strong>, Fugro\u2019s Regional Business Line Director for Marine Site Characterisation in Europe and Africa. \u201cBy combining advanced technology with expert analysis, we\u2019re ensuring TotalEnergies receives the foundation data needed to keep this project on schedule and support Europe\u2019s clean energy ambitions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With a planned capacity of 2 GW, NordSee Energies 1 is expected to make a significant contribution to Germany\u2019s offshore wind expansion in the North Sea and strengthen Europe\u2019s long-term energy security and decarbonisation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>TotalEnergies was awarded the rights for the N-12.1 site at the German offshore wind tender in 2023, when the developer secured the area with a bid value of 1.875 million EUR\/MW (EUR 3.75 billion total).<\/p>\n<p>As part of the same tender, TotalEnergies also secured a site for its 1 GW Ostsee Energies (OSE) project in the German Baltic Sea,\u00a0the O-2.2 area, with a bid of 2.07 million EUR\/MW (EUR 2.07 billion total).<\/p>\n<p>In November 2025, TotalEnergies submitted permit applications for the two offshore wind farms to the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH).<\/p>\n<p>Construction work on both NSE1 and OSE projects is planned to begin in 2029, with commissioning expected for 2031.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/OW.biz-img-white-bckgrnd-1024x538.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Reach the offshore wind industry in one go!<\/p>\n<p>offshoreWIND.biz is read by thousands of offshore wind professionals every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Increase your visibility with banners, tell your story with a branded article, and showcase your expertise with a full-page company profile in our offshore wind business directory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Follow offshoreWIND.biz on:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TotalEnergies has contracted Fugro to perform geotechnical surveys for the NordSee Energies 1 (NSE1) offshore wind farm at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":739403,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5310],"tags":[2000,299,168613,1824,219085,60383],"class_list":["post-739402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-germany","tag-eu","tag-europe","tag-fugro","tag-germany","tag-nordsee-energies","tag-totalenergies"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116006435178362155","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=739402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/739403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=739402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=739402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=739402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}