samenvattingGeotechnical engineering of large pile foundations in challenging conditions; what practical aspects do you need to take into account? In this article Thomas, Niek and Roy explain how they deal with these aspects at Windbase, based on the project wind farm Geefsweer-Oosterhorn (Geefsweer). This includes the interpretation of pile drive tests and in-situ measurements of the set-up process of piles in potclay to validate the design.

In addition to the many fantastic wind projects, Windbase is also focusing on the development of wind turbine foundations; improving the quality or our product and the efficiency of our design process. Axel Jacobs (Director Windbase): ‘With our design process, we respond to the climate goals and we can drastically cut CO2 emissions’.

At Windbase we believe that we can contribute to the wind energy market by providing optimised and reliable wind turbine foundation designs within competitive lead times. We use advanced engineering tools such as 3D nonlinear finite element analysis to achieve this. In this blog Lex van der Meer explains about the benefits and challenges of using advanced engineering methods in commercial projects.

Windbase uses Data Driven Design to create the optimal wind turbine foundation designs. Existing data is analyzed and used within new projects with a clear objective: Creating Better Designs Faster. This approach leads to an optimal balance between cost, sustainability and feasibility.