81eea401-8c83-4cae-8683-dc93fe42a867 eng series The Crown Estate mde@thecrownestate.co.uk marinedataexchange.co.uk pointOfContact 2014-09-02 MEDIN Discovery Profile 2.3.8 2011, Cathie Associates, Blyth Narec Offshore Demonstration Site, Preliminary Geotechnical Investigation Report 2011-03-02 publication 00321 Cathie Associates were commissioned by NaREC to undertake the premliminary geotechnical report prior to construction.The objectives of the preliminary geotechnical investigation were to: investigate the distribution, thickness and geotechnical properties of the superficial Holocene and Quaternary deposits; investigate the distribution, thickness and geotechnical properties of the solid geology. The surveys took place in November 2010, and the laboratory analysis occured in December 2010 to January 2011. National Renewable Energy Centre Ltd. Data Controller Offshore House, Albert Street, Blyth, Northumberland. NE24 1LZ Offshore House, Albert Street, Blyth, Northumberland. NE24 1LZ Offshore house, Albert street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 1LZ Blyth NE24 1LZ data.controller@narec.co.uk http://www.narec.co.uk custodian Cathie Associates Ltd. +44(0) 207 868 5123 Providian House London EC3R 8AJ United Kingdom UK@cathie-associates.com http://www.cathie-associates.com/ originator British Geological Survey Marine Operations +44 (0)131 448 2700 +44 (0)131 448 2545 2a Nivensknowe Road, Loanhead Edinburgh Midlothian EH20 9AU United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk http://www.bgs.ac.uk/scienceFacilities/marine_operations/home.html originator GeoSea NV +32 3 250 53 12 +32 3 250 55 41 Haven 1025, Scheldedijk 30 Zwijndrecht 2070 Belgium info.geosea@deme-group.com https://www.deme-group.com/geosea originator asNeeded Consenting The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision 1 Offshore area of search Agreement for Lease Area The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision 1 Gravity Lithology Geotechnics Sedimentary structure Habitat characterisation Habitat extent Sediment grain size parameters Sediment water content, porosity and surface area Carbon concentrations in sediment Concentration of organic matter in sediments Seabed photography SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2017-10-18 revision 104 Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Marine Environmental Data and Information Network http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx copyright restricted copyright restricted http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx eng environment geoscientificInformation imageryBaseMapsEarthCover -1.27 -1.53 55.10 55.24 2010-11-01 2011-03-12 http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/search?q=#fq=fq%3DProject%253Amde1dob8153 download https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/109/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. series NaREC propose to develop and operate an offshore wind demonstration site to the east of Blyth, Northumberland. It is understood that this will involve the construction of a monitoring platform to reflect conditions typical of Round 3 UK Windfarm Projects. Up to twenty 'pods' shall be leased to companies wishing to demonstrate or trial new offshore wind technologies and these shall be linked to the grid via subsea transmission cables. The objectives if the preliminary geotechnical investigation were to: investigate the distribution, thickness and geotechnical properties of the superficial Holocene and Quaternary deposits; investigate the distribution, thickness and geotechnical properties of the solid geology; achieve excellent core recovery (>80%) within the solid geology strata; works to be completed in a safe, efficient and timely manner (i.e. no accidents, harm to personnel and damage to the environment). It was hoped to undertake a number of boreholes within the array areas identified by NaREC, however due to adverse weather conditions only one borehole with associated in-situ testing and CPT was possible. The borehole completed at the site extended to a depth of 51.65m below seabed level, while the CPT terminated at a depth of 2.2m below seabed level.