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Vattenfall Signs Up OWC for Offshore Wind Work

Stockholm, Sweden - Vattenfall Wind Power has contracted Offshore Wind Consultants Limited (OWC) to provide leg penetration and pile driveability analyses for its development projects.

OWC will provide technical support for leg penetration analyses and pile drivability studies for various jack-up vessels and pile geometries. OWC’s contract values are undisclosed. OWC is part of of Oslo-listed energy consultancy group Aqualis ASA.

“Optimising foundation structures for offshore wind developers is at the core of our business. We have earlier supported Vattenfall at both Horns Rev 3 and also at Kentish Flats Extension, therefore we believe that our performance on those developments have helped us land this latest work. Vattenfall is a highly experienced developer of offshore wind power, so we have to constantly improve to deliver on their high expectations,” says Will Cleverly, OWC’s projects director.

According to Vattenfall, OWC has extensive experience when it comes to optimising foundation structures. Based on the leg penetration predictions and the soil conditions, the company either undertakes extraction analyses or scour studies to further understand relevant risks. OWC also has access to and uses a large and increasing database of previous loading and penetrations to constantly optimise its analyses. OWC, headquartered in London, UK, is a globally focused consultancy providing independent services to the offshore renewables industry.



Source: IWR Online, 04 May 2018

 


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