Arup is shaping offshore wind developments for clients around the world – from the east coast of the US to south-east Asia. Our support spans the full lifecycle, from early feasibility studies to technical reviews, to designing foundations for turbines depending on location, digital asset and performance management tools, applying our industry knowledge as one team.
Supporting the energy transition
We support offshore wind programmes from start to finish. As well as structural design, we provide initial strategic advice, technical due diligence to investors, and expertise on setting up new business models and asset extension.
In many areas of the world, offshore wind is still a new industry and only just beginning to scale up, so we’re helping clients to develop strategic alliances within local supply chains and expand into new markets.
We’re working to build the Australian wind market, supporting developers as they explore opportunities in the market by undertaking feasibility studies. We’re also actively supporting large organisations as they reprioritise their focus to renewable energy, supporting with strategy, change management and more.
Research is central to our approach and we invest in developing new tools and approaches to support the industry, including new floating wind technologies, self-installing platforms and suction bucket technology – a solution for softer seabed conditions.
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Enabling industry best practise
As offshore wind continues to thrive, we supported The World Bank by developing an industry best practise approach to support developing markets in their journey by learning from countries with an established market. We established four critical areas that are needed to maximize success when developing an offshore wind industry. We’re also developing country specific roadmaps to support the roll out of offshore wind, including for the Philippines.
Find out moreSupporting the growing Asia market
Supporting the growing market in Asia, we’re advising Korea Wind Energy Co Ltd’s on the 220MW Anmado Offshore Wind Project in South Korea. As part of our role, we’re analysing suitable foundation systems, turbine technology and site layouts for the chosen site in order to facilitate project planning works and help the developer reach critical decisions about the development.
Read about our role on this projectDeveloping the Australian market
We’re working on behalf of Australis to explore multiple offshore wind projects across Australia, with a combined installed capacity of 1.4GW. As Principal Consultant, we’re undertaking technical feasibility studies and developing a statutory approvals strategy to progress the proposed offshore windfarms in Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.
Read more about our role and how we’re supporting the growing Australian marketWorld first approach in Europe
Working on behalf of Orsted, we’re the lead engineering partner for the world’s first artificial island, designed to harvest wind energy potential in the North Sea. This flagship infrastructure project will define the renewable energy market in the coming decades and play a key role in powering Europe’s green transformation and the phase-out of fossil fuels.
Find out more about our role as technical advisor.UK deployment scenarios
On behalf of the UK government and The Crown Estate, we explored future deployment scenarios which can bolster UK generation capacity by 2050. We took a digital approach to explore scenarios for future developments, investigating potential implications such as costs and technology choices whilst considering interaction with the environment, other infrastructure and marine industries.
Read more about our role and findingsEnabling industry best practise
Enabling industry best practise
As offshore wind continues to thrive, we supported The World Bank by developing an industry best practise approach to support developing markets in their journey by learning from countries with an established market. We established four critical areas that are needed to maximize success when developing an offshore wind industry. We’re also developing country specific roadmaps to support the roll out of offshore wind, including for the Philippines.
Find out moreSupporting the growing Asia market
Supporting the growing Asia market
Supporting the growing market in Asia, we’re advising Korea Wind Energy Co Ltd’s on the 220MW Anmado Offshore Wind Project in South Korea. As part of our role, we’re analysing suitable foundation systems, turbine technology and site layouts for the chosen site in order to facilitate project planning works and help the developer reach critical decisions about the development.
Read about our role on this projectDeveloping the Australian market
Developing the Australian market
We’re working on behalf of Australis to explore multiple offshore wind projects across Australia, with a combined installed capacity of 1.4GW. As Principal Consultant, we’re undertaking technical feasibility studies and developing a statutory approvals strategy to progress the proposed offshore windfarms in Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.
Read more about our role and how we’re supporting the growing Australian marketWorld first approach in Europe
World first approach in Europe
Working on behalf of Orsted, we’re the lead engineering partner for the world’s first artificial island, designed to harvest wind energy potential in the North Sea. This flagship infrastructure project will define the renewable energy market in the coming decades and play a key role in powering Europe’s green transformation and the phase-out of fossil fuels.
Find out more about our role as technical advisor.UK deployment scenarios
UK deployment scenarios
On behalf of the UK government and The Crown Estate, we explored future deployment scenarios which can bolster UK generation capacity by 2050. We took a digital approach to explore scenarios for future developments, investigating potential implications such as costs and technology choices whilst considering interaction with the environment, other infrastructure and marine industries.
Read more about our role and findingsInvesting in digital
Digital tools and data modelling are vital to the implementation of offshore wind projects, helping to assess complex factors such as the optimum foundation type for local conditions. We’re working with clients across Asia, where sea bed and weather conditions are a challenge, using digital tools to apply the right solution by assessing foundation designs against geotechnical risks.
As the amount of installed offshore wind capacity around the world increases, optimising existing assets becomes increasingly important. We help operators to drive down operating costs, extend asset life and optimise performance to add value – as well as planning for the decommissioning of the earliest projects as they reach the end of the operation. Learn more about our digital asset management approach.
Building local support for new offshore projects is also key. We work closely with local authorities, supporting them with regulatory and policy advice including consenting and planning. The offshore wind industry also has the potential to be part of the renewable energy production of hydrogen – an emerging energy for road transport.
East Anglia One
Scottish Power Renewables’ 102-turbine 7MW offshore wind farm will power up to two million homes with affordable, low-carbon and secure energy. We embedded with the client team to support the project from procurement through to operations and maintenance.
Explore this projectEast Anglia One
Scottish Power Renewables’ 102-turbine 7MW offshore wind farm will power up to two million homes with affordable, low-carbon and secure energy. We embedded with the client team to support the project from procurement through to operations and maintenance.
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