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Fabulous foundations – how to effectively inspect your offshore wind turbine foundations and protect against corrosion

June 24, 2025, 13.00 – 14.00

Microsoft Teams,

Hosted by Forth & Tay member Intertek, supported by Forth & Tay Offshore. 

Intertek offers innovative solutions that encompass every aspect of life; through Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification (ATIC) services to customers around the world. They provide a broad range of offshore wind energy services across a project’s entire lifecycle that support offshore development and asset management.

This webinar hosted by Richard Sargeant, Offshore Wind Strategic Development Lead, will explore the hidden risk Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) poses to offshore wind turbine foundations and the strategies available to monitor and control this costly threat to structural integrity. It will also include an overview of the innovative solutions available to survey, scan, monitor and manage the facilities construction and testing of components.

Register here. 

Agenda

13:00 - 13:10: Introduction and welcome

                            Richard Sargeant, Offshore Wind Strategic Development Lead

13:10 - 13:30: Session 1

                            Dr Lloyd Potts, Senior Microbiologist

                            “Metal Munchers - why you should be worried about corrosive microbes!’

13:30 - 13:50: Session 2

                            Kyle A. McNeil, General Manager, Intertek Surveying Services Global and Asset, Integrity Management Services, USA

                             “Foundations in close up – an overview of the innovative dimensional control and scanning technologies available to                                               monitor, verify build tolerances and fitting compatibility”

13:50 - 14:00: Q&A

                            Richard Sargeant

Our speakers

Richard Sargeant, Offshore Wind Strategic Development Lead at Intertek

Richard Sargeant studied electrical engineering and languages, and has spent over a decade measuring, monitoring, and testing offshore wind turbines. Richard is the SME for offshore wind at Intertek Plc, a company listed on the London Stock Exchange, and has over 43000 colleagues around the world to help bring profitable, green energy to life.

 

 

 

Dr Lloyd Potts, Senior Microbiologist at Intertek

Dr Lloyd Potts holds a PhD in Environmental Microbiology from the University of Aberdeen and has authored several research articles and book chapters on diverse topics, including microbiological influenced corrosion. Lloyd has applied his expertise across multiple sectors such as oil and gas, offshore wind, hydrogen production & transport, carbon capture & storage, and sustainable fuel, with a strong emphasis on integrity management and operational efficiency.

 

 

Kyle A. McNeil, General Manager, Intertek Surveying Services Global and Asset, Integrity Management Services, USA

Kyle McNeil has over 45 years of surveying experience. Kyle has worked on oil and gas and civils construction projects worldwide including Jackets, Topsides, FPSO’s, Floaters, LNG and Plants Modularization, Infrastructure, Windfarm Turbines to Jacket / Monopod / Pile flange interfaces, Gathering Stations, and Lifting Structures onshore and offshore.