Barcelona, Spain – Akselos, a global leader in advanced engineering simulation technology, is proud to announce its collaboration with the engineering and technology group Sener on the DECIMAP project. This partnership aims to redefine the design and optimization of the HiveWind floating offshore wind platform, bringing a new wave of innovation to the renewable energy sector.
Through this collaboration, Akselos will provide its cutting-edge simulation technology to conduct detailed fatigue and strength analyses for the HiveWind floating platform. The project leverages Akselos’ Reduced Basis Finite Element Analysis (RB-FEA) technology, which offers unparalleled speed and accuracy, enabling more efficient and optimized designs. This innovative approach supports Sener’s commitment to delivering robust and sustainable solutions for the floating wind industry.
The main goal of DECIMAP, a project led by Sener, is to develop a new floating foundation for high-power marine wind turbines that introduces competitive advantages over the solutions currently available. The project uses an innovative concept that was previously patented: HiveWind, a semi-submersible floating steel platform, developed by Sener in collaboration with WindWaves for offshore wind turbines.
The combined expertise of Akselos and Sener unlocks the potential for achieving more de-risked and cost-effective floating wind designs. By addressing critical challenges in structural modeling and fatigue assessment, this partnership paves the way for enhanced operational efficiency and a significant reduction in lifecycle costs.
“We are thrilled to partner with Sener on the HiveWind development, which represents a key step forward in advancing floating offshore wind technology,” said Guillaume Lechaton, Wind and New Energies Director at Akselos. “By combining Akselos’ state-of-the-art simulation capabilities with Sener’s engineering excellence, we aim to set a new standard for de-risked and optimized designs in the renewable energy sector”, said Romain Pinguet, Offshore Wind Technical Lead at Akselos.
Sergi Ametller, Director of Offshore Wind at Sener, stated: “This collaboration with Akselos is a significant milestone for the DECIMAP project. By integrating Akselos’ advanced simulation technology, we can enhance the design and optimization of the HiveWind platform, ensuring robust and sustainable solutions for the floating wind industry.”
Albert Monclús, DECIMAP Project Manager at Sener, commented: “The partnership with Akselos allows us to address critical challenges in structural modeling and fatigue assessment. This collaboration is crucial for achieving more efficient and cost-effective floating wind designs.”
This collaboration underscores Akselos’ and Sener’s shared vision of driving innovation and sustainability in the offshore wind sector. The HiveWind development stands as a testament to the transformative potential of technology and partnership in accelerating the global transition to renewable energy.
About Sener
Sener is a private engineering and technology group founded in 1956, which seeks to transform the world by challenging the limits of technology, with a mission to help its customers with innovative and effective solutions through its differentiating values: innovation, excellence, commitment, passion, and teamwork. Sener has more than 4,000 professionals on five continents. In offshore wind, Sener accompanies its clients throughout the life cycle of a project, with experience in all stages of its development, providing solutions to meet the sector challenges through services of greenfield development project, engineering and consultancy, project and construction management or R+D and floating technology, as the semi-submergible platform HiveWind.
For more information, visit https://www.group.sener/en/markets/energia/offshorewind/.
About Akselos
Founded in 2012, with operations in Europe, the USA, and Southeast Asia, Akselos provides cutting-edge solutions for the energy sector.
In operations, Akselos delivers its groundbreaking Structural Performance Management (SPM) software to the upstream, downstream, and offshore wind industries. Our real-time, physics-based insights enable risk-based inspections, predictive maintenance, and optimized asset performance.
In the design phase, Akselos specializes in floating wind, where our advanced software accelerates engineering workflows and enhances structural analysis through ultra high-fidelity simulations. With dedicated workflow integration, we enable intensive time-domain simulations by importing loads from global performance software and analyzing millions of time steps for entire floaters within hours.
For more information, visit akselos.com.