Renewable Research & Development

Research and development has a vitally important role in allowing the economic development of frontier areas, whether this is in terms of data acquisition, novel foundation design or installation techniques.

SEtech has a strong track record in leading applied research for the offshore construction industry. Close links have been forged with a number of specialist geotechnical departments at Universities in the UK and overseas.

Recent and ongoing research activities include:

IMIS: DTI funded project investigating novel installation methods for offshore wind turbines

FINPILE: DTI funded project to optimise piled foundations for offshore wind turbines

FDP: Development of a Full Displacement Pressuremeter to acquire stiffness parameters for offshore wind turbine foundation design

Further details on research projects are given in Research and Development / Renewable Energy