Offshore Wind – Japan
During 2020 Logos Geoservices has provided consultancy to clients with plans for developments in waters offshore Japan. This new development environment has many challenges, not only the geological and geotechnical conditions that are vastly different from the heartland of offshore wind in Europe, but also in terms of design approach and experience of offshore contractors. […]
Logos Geoservices completes due diligence project
Logos Geoservices have recently completed due diligence work for a client in the feasibility stage of frontier region offshore wind project. The work involved a desk study and risk assessment for wind turbine foundation types with a particular focus on pile drivability in soft rock. We completed the work on a tight timescale to inform […]
Offshore wind in India takes another step forward
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has taken a further step in progressing offshore wind development in India by publishing draft lease rules for potential developers. The draft rules are open for comment until the 25th February 2019. No development (survey or construction) can take place without securing a lease for the available […]
Offshore wind going from strength to strength
Huge growth forecast for offshore wind by Wood Mackenzie to 101GW by 2027. This is coupled with massive costs efficiencies as turbine sizes grow and component cost per MW decrease. https://renews.biz/51208/offshore-set-for-sixfold-growth/
Exciting steps being made offshore in India
EIB unveils offshore wind initiative and strengthens backing for Indian renewables with SBI and Yes Bank http://www.eib.org/en/infocentre/press/releases/all/2018/2018-302-eib-unveils-offshore-wind-initiative-and-strengthens-backing-for-indian-renewables-with-sbi-and-yes-bank.htm?lang=-en India is stepping closer to large scale offshore wind development. Following the expressions of interest this summer which saw the major European players as well as US and Indian domestic wind companies showing their interest in the […]
National Offshore Wind Consortium Announces Roadmap to Accelerate Offshore Wind Industry
Big strides being made in the US as offshore wind development pushes forward. https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/About/Newsroom/2018-Announcements/2018-11-15-National-Offshore-Wind-Consortium-Announces-Roadmap-to-Accelerate-Offshore-Wind-Industry
Site Investigation Optimisation
The importance of site investigation optimisation can not be overstated. Significant cost savings are made through optimisation of site investigations specifically when maintaining focus on the main risks for a development. Logos Geoservices can understand your goals, assess the dominant ground risks from your development and provide advice on optimising your site investigation strategy.
Critical links between offshore and onshore teams
The ultimate goal of an offshore investigation is often the development of a multi purpose design basis that can be used for the design and planning elements of a development. Logos Geoservices understands the critical link between the offshore and onshore phases of the site investigation. The lessons learned offshore must be transferred to the […]
People Skills
One of the most important elements of providing technical consultancy and project management services are inter-personal skills. At Logos Geoservices we pride ourselves on our logical approach to understanding and mitigating risk. A critical part of this is how we convey this information to our clients. Our personnel have the skills and systems in place […]