— EU backs Akselos and LICengineering’s groundbreaking design tech project worth €1.4m —
— Digital feedback loop will lower cost of wind power through optimal design —
— Optimal design uses live, real world data from existing assets in design process —
The European Union is the latest backer of Akselos’ cutting edge technology, with the award of a €1.4 million research grant to the tech pioneer and engineering partner, LICengineering, to optimize the design of offshore wind turbines.
GODESS (Global Optimal DEsign of Support Structures) is a breakthrough project that aims to maximize efficiency in the design process, with a view to ultimately lowering costs to the consumer – often cited as the main barrier to uptake of wind power.
Based on estimates from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, the innovation, which GODESS aims to deliver could reduce the cost of materials for substructures by up to 25%.
The initiative will allow data collected by Akselos’ predictive digital twin technology during wind farm operations, to be used to validate structural integrity and make the design process more efficient. This digital feedback loop will empower wind turbine designers to make better, more sustainable designs.
Akselos, the project lead, will be working with Denmark’s LICengineering to deliver an open innovation platform that enables engineering companies to create their own design optimization modules, utilizing Akselos’ best-in-class simulation engine. Faster and more accurate than anything on the market, the company’s tech will allow engineering companies to reduce both OPEX and CAPEX and reduce project timescales.
