ABL Group has established a business unit specialising in offshore wind foundation design. The new unit will be part of Longitude, the Group’s design and engineering arm.
The foundation design division will bring together multi-disciplined engineering and offshore wind foundation design expertise from Longitude and other parts of the Group to support developers and operators of offshore wind farms, ABL said on 6 February.
The offshore wind design team will provide concept design, FEED and detailed design services for fixed-bottom and floating wind turbine foundations, offshore substation (OSS) foundations, cables and cable routing, OSS topsides and landfall.
“Longitude and the wider ABL Group have an exceptional offshore wind project portfolio, with experience in all foundation types and a reputation as a go-to provider for design and engineering. The company’s large pool of engineering talent, from structural, to electrical, multidisciplined geoscience, and structural loads to a global team of expert draftsmen and women, makes Longitude a key player in this space. I am delighted to take the helm of the new foundation design arm” , said Jan Erik Berg , who has been appointed to head up the new division.
Berg and Michael Sienko, the new unit’s business development director, both hail from international energy and engineering consultancy COWI, having co-led the company’s offshore wind business, ABL noted.
ABL’s Longitude provides design and engineering in offshore wind, facilities and subsea, marine design and engineering and marine operations with its teams based in the UK, France, Italy, Canada, USA, Mexico, Brazil, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and the Philippines.
With the new head of the offshore wind foundation design unit, Jan Erik Berg, being based in Norway, and Michael Sienko in Denmark, Longitude is further expanding its geographical footprint, according to ABL.
“Via Longitude, ABL Group has established itself as a trusted partner in design and engineering from concept, FEED to detailed engineering, across energy and oceans. With an extensive track-record in offshore wind globally, moving into the detailed design space is a natural next step. I am delighted that Jan Erik and Michael have accepted to lead this effort”, said Jake Anderson , CEO of Longitude.