Lamprell and Akselos Offshore Wind Partnership

This document is a success story detailing the partnership between Lamprell and Akselos, focusing on the development of cost-efficient digital solutions for offshore wind farm foundations. The collaboration aims to optimize the design, delivery, maintenance, and lifecycle of these assets. The text outlines several challenges faced in the project, including significant dynamic loads, manufacturability optimization, fatigue damage susceptibility, stringent fabrication requirements, and the need for periodic asset integrity assessments. Akselos's digital twin technology, utilizing Reduced Basis Finite Element Analysis (RB-FEA), is highlighted as a critical innovation that enhances design workflows, allowing for rapid testing of multiple design alternatives. The results indicate a reduction in steel weight by up to 30% and improvements in capital expenditure, operational efficiency, and asset integrity. The document emphasizes the importance of digital collaboration in achieving unprecedented results in the offshore wind sector.