Offshore Wind Consultants
As an industry renowned specialist in alternative energy solutions, Sweco delivers unrivalled offshore wind consultancy and design capabilities – both in the UK and internationally in partnership with our global Sweco network of renewables specialists.
Our approach
Our offshore wind credentials are underpinned by the successful delivery of design standards – notably for the world’s first major offshore wind farm at Middelgrunden in Denmark, and the North Sea Energy Island project.
With more than two decades of continued investment in wind energy, Sweco has been at the forefront of developing valued engineering solutions, including the successful delivery of multi-disciplinary design and technical support services to developer and contractor clients across the UK and Europe
Our services
Planning & licensing
- Due diligence – technical & commercial
- Energy infrastructure assessment
Feasibility
- Site appraisal
- Grid connections
- Logistical challenges
- Harbour assessment
Environmental services
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Visual impact
- Noise evaluation
- Shade flickering
Geotechnical services
- Planning, procurement and supervision of geotechnical and geophysical investigations
- Finite element modelling
- Geotechnical design including sliding, bearing, differential settlement, overturning, cyclic loading, liquefaction
Onshore civil engineering
- Planning & consulting
- Environmental impact
- Topographical and geotechnical survey
- Services diversions
- Ground engineering
- Access & construction logistics
- Site conceptual & detailed design
- Cable route design
- Landscaping
Asset management
- Operational/Maintenance Information Management
- Digital Twins
- Reliability engineering
- Risk-based portfolio management
- Real-time telemetry
- Industrial controls
- Industrial Cyber security
- Whole life carbon accounting
Ports & harbours
- Vessel and port functional requirements
- Liaison with port owners
- Site visits and inspections
- Condition survey
- Legal, planning and environmental review
- Cost estimating
- Master plan preparation
- Conceptual and detailed design of refurbishment and upgrade works
Construction & installation support
- Site based civil/structural/geotechnical support
- Site supervision
Grid services
- Grid connection feasibility
- Grid connection application
- Substation design services
- HV/MV electrical engineering
- Cable array design
- OFTO support services
- Strategic advice & due diligence
- Technical advisory services
- Basis of design development
- Due diligence services
- Compliance and risk mitigation
- Tendering support
- Contract administration