“The new tool streamlines the process so that all factors are considered in the software at the same time and overnight the program performs thousands of simulations considering all factors before it delivers an optimised layout for the location of the turbines and cable routing to the engineers,” said Martina Fischetti. Swedish power company Vattenfall has developed an optimisation tool to help reduce costs and save time in the planning and design of offshore wind projects . The tool , developed in collaboration with the Danish Technical University , will consider all factors in turbine layout and turbine routing during overnight simulations , a process that usually involves weeks of manually altering designs and gaining reapproval by other teams involved in a project . Martina Fischetti , lead designer at Vattenfall , said the tool could achieve total gains of € 10 m ( $ 11.46 m ) per wind farm by increasing production and reducing costs .
Swedish power company Vattenfall has developed an optimisation tool to help reduce costs and save time in the planning and design of offshore wind projects . The tool , developed in collaboration with the Danish Technical University , will consider all factors in turbine layout and turbine routing during overnight simulations , a process that usually involves weeks of manually altering designs and gaining reapproval by other teams involved in a project . Martina Fischetti , lead designer at Vattenfall , said the tool could achieve total gains of € 10 m ( $ 11.46 m ) per wind farm by increasing production and reducing costs .