Scottishpower Renewable Energy Limited

Cedeco Contractors Ltd are conducting a feasibility study for an improved installation technique for offshore wind. The company is proposing to replace grout with a mechanical alternative as a means of securing the jacket foundation of an offshore turbine to the seabed; if successful, this will represent a step change in foundation installation techniques...

"Safe and efficient construction, operation and decommissioning of subsea assets is critically important to UK and worldwide energy production. This is particularly true for offshore renewable energy where cost efficiencies are necessary to deliver clean power that is cost competitive with other low carbon systems and at an affordable scale. From construc...

Nearly all offshore wind turbine foundations, whether monopile, tripod, jacket or floating wind turbines rely on strong piled foundations. However, difficult ground conditions are often encountered at North Sea and Baltic sites that make it hard to design foundations that are both effective and economic. Foundations can consume 25 to 30% of project costs ...