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Balmoral HexDefence

Patented scour protection system for monopile and jacket offshore wind turbine foundations, offered as an alternative to rock dumping.

Description

HexDefence is a globally patented scour protection system for monopile and jacket offshore wind turbine foundations, offered as an alternative to labour-, cost- and carbon-intensive rock dumping. It is supplied in individual segments and can be installed as full assemblies or retrofitted as half rings.

Key features

  • Smaller footprint than traditional scour protection, so cables can be buried closer to the structure
  • Exposed cable sections reduced by up to two-thirds
  • Full-assembly installation or retrofit as half rings
  • Each scour protection project tested in Balmoral's in-house wave and current tank
  • Winner of the Transformational Technology Award at the 2024 Offshore Achievement Awards

Specifications

Exposed cable reductionup to two-thirds

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