Vattenfall also said the software contributed substantially to its competitiveness in tenders by creating better layouts, quantifying the impact of new design choices and delivering design input for alternative business cases for each wind farm. 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, called “Offshore Wind Optimisation”, is a free download that allows users to analyse their own designs for onshore or offshore turbines. Martina Fischetti, lead engineer at Vattenfall, said the tool can achieve total gains of €10m ($11.46m) 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, called “Offshore Wind Optimisation”, is a free download that allows users to analyse their own designs for onshore or offshore turbines. Martina Fischetti, lead engineer at Vattenfall, said the tool can achieve total gains of €10m ($11.46m) per wind farm by increasing production and reducing costs.