Beacon Wind Export Cable Route
(ECR) Laboratory Testing Services

GTX was able to receive, store, and test over 1,000 samples in house, eliminating the need for the client to seek multiple labs to handle the large capacity of samples

With our advanced automated equipment and experienced staff, we completed over 4,000 tests within the client’s required schedule

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The Challenge

GTX tasked with soil analysis for export cable route
Route carries energy from offshore to onshore substation

Equinor, together with BP, is developing Beacon Wind Offshore Massachusetts. When complete, Beacon Wind will provide 1,230 MW of reliable, renewable power to over a million households in the Northeast. Beacon Wind is planned for an area of 128,000 acres in federal waters approximately 60 miles east of Montauk Point and 20 miles south of Nantucket.

The Solution

GeoTesting Express provided geotechnical laboratory testing services on over 1,000 meters of vibracore soil samples collected along the proposed ECR. In addition to the laboratory testing services, GTX provided sample pickup/ transportation from various locations in Rhode Island, New York, and New Jersey. GTX also provided Haley & Aldrich access to laboratory space and workstations for their representatives to observe the core splitting activities and aid in the preparation of their core logs.

The testing program consisted of geotechnical tests for index/classification, corrosion, and strength testing. Tests included: moisture content, pH, organic content, specific gravity, grain size, Atterberg limits, density, calcium carbonate, thermal conductivity, minimum and maximum density, direct shear, and UU triaxial tests.