The contract, which was awarded by Beothuk Energy through its engineering firm Maderra Engineering, includes geological and bathymetric compilation, constraints analysis, wind resource and energy assessment and cost of modeling using levelized cost of energy.
Under the contract, DNV GL will be responsible for providing constraints analysis, wind resource and energy assessment, levelized cost of energy modeling and a preliminary wind farm layout.
Additionally, Fugro GeoSurveys, a unit of Fugro Canada, will provide bathymetric/geologic compilation, hydrographic data reprocessing, assessment of stability and seismicity, GIS analyses of seabed morphology and routing options.
Beothuk Energy chairman and CEO Kirby Mercer said: "This work program will provide key information for moving forward with the project’s design, providing a foundation for engineering, planning and development of Canada’s first offshore wind farm."
Beothuk Energy will also analyze wind data gathered over six decades and a collection of seismic, hydrographic and bathymetric data as well.
Maderra Engineering will be offering Owner’s Engineering services such as planning, technical documentation review and integration and interface management.
Separately, Beothuk Energy is working on several other projects in Atlantic Canada. It is working to provide clean and renewable energy to Canada through several projects located in regions such as Newfoundland, Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick and Mercer.
Mercer added: "Offshore wind in Atlantic Canada is of national significance in the energy mix, creating a new sector, reducing the nations carbon footprint, building on synergies with Atlantic Canada’s offshore oil and gas industry and putting many highly skilled displaced workers to work in the fast growing clean energy sector."
