Geo Automation and Integration of Wind Turbine Jack-up Installation Data

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Operation of a wind turbine installation jack-up for a wind farm construction campaign requires an extensive engineering and operation planning. Given the significant number of wind turbine locations typically involved in a wind turbine installation campaign, the processing of substantial amount of geotechnical information needed for engineering analyses and the development of mitigation strategy for geotechnical risks is consequently time consuming and can be resource-intensive. Given the projected increase in wind turbine installation projects in coming years, optimizing early-phase geotechnical and jack-up assessment is crucial to efficiently determine the jack-up vessels operability and assess potential geotechnical risks.

Furthermore, the invaluable jacking data is often not fully consolidated post-installation making it difficult to access key lessons learned for planning future installation campaigns under similar site conditions.

This paper discusses the implementation of geo automation and integration, leveraging advancements in geotechnical predictive frameworks and data analysis. It demonstrates the efficient processing of geotechnical site investigation data, assessment of spudcan performance and integration of actual jacking data for improving the reliability of penetration predictions to enhance geotechnical risk mitigation and improve operational efficiency for future campaigns.

5th International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics (ISFOG2025)

14 - Spudcans: penetration, extraction, interactions