GESGB London Evening Lecture – February 2024 (In person)

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Speaker: Anthony Fogg – Senior Geophysicist, Ørsted

Topic: Geoscience Applications in Offshore Wind Development

Date: Tuesday 27 February 2024

Timings: 17:30 – Doors open / 18:00-19:00 – Lecture / 19:00-20:00 – Networking drinks

Meeting Venue: The Bedford Hotel – 83-95 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4HD
(Ground Floor Meeting Room – next to the garden)

Catering: Tea/coffee/biscuits to be provided.

Networking Drinks: The Swan – 7 Cosmo Place, London, WC1N 3AP
(Self-funded bar)

Geoscience Applications in Offshore Wind Development

The Energy Transition, from high dependence on hydrocarbons to increased provision by renewables, provides opportunities for geoscientists looking to develop their career paths and bring with them techniques that are new to site investigations. There is significant overlap in geological and geophysical (G&G) disciplines implemented in the two offshore energy sectors.

This talk reviews how G&G skillsets are used to create Ground Models, in conjunction with geotechnical engineers, which inform the design and layout of windfarm foundations and cable routes. It also contrasts, through examples, the differences in data types, resolutions achieved and workflows, examining how this information influences the Ground Model and the geohazards that might be identified.

Anthony Fogg – Senior Geophysicist, Ørsted

Anthony is a geoscientist employed in the offshore windfarm industry. Having worked in the coal, oil and gas industries for three decades he repurposed his skills and now investigates the shallow sub-surface, developing geological ground models to assist in offshore foundations and cables design and placement.

An alumnus of the Universities of Leicester and Leeds he specialised for much of his career in AVO, seismic inversion and rock physics studies de-risking hydrocarbon exploration prospects. His transition to the renewable energy sector included two years as a Research Fellow at the University of Southampton using conventional and high-resolution seismic data to map palaeo-landscapes during the Late Pleistocene, offshore North-West Australia.