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Feritech Global created an innovative remote control system using bespoke  software for a large diameter foundation drill that is believed to be the largest subsea drill anywhere in the world.

The drill head is 8.2 metres in diameter and will be used by Large Diameter Drilling (LDD) at the Courseulles Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Normandy in Northern France.

Used for drilling into hard bedrock on the ocean floor, the drill will enable monopiles to be fixed to the seabed which will support new wind turbines. The control system technology integrates across all the drill’s operating systems, many of which have also been under development for the first time to meet the bespoke requirements.

Feritech have undertaken rigorous cross-supplier testing at each stage of development. The result is a pioneering remote control system that will be reliable in the extreme subsea environment and will not be affected by the intense movement and rotation of the drill.