Articles and Videos
Insight from Empire’s engineering team. We’ll update the page regularly and we’d be happy to talk if you’d like to know more about a given topic.
Inside an Offshore Substation
Our Engineer Benjamin Trouillard takes us on a guided tour of an offshore HVAC substation.I’ve had the privilege of working on various offshore structures throughout my career and here, I invite you to join me on a virtual tour of one of the most important components...
Power Purchase Agreements in UK Offshore Wind: Navigating Financial Waters
Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) are an integral part of the renewable energy sector. Here, Louise Coles gives us a guide to what they are and how they work. The UK’s offshore wind sector has seen unprecedented growth in recent years, positioning the country as one of...
Empire Engineering Celebrates a Decade of Innovation in Offshore Wind
At Empire Engineering, milestones aren't just numbers — they're testament to our unwavering commitment to excellence in offshore wind engineering. On July 16th, 2024, we marked our 10th anniversary with a black-tie event at the iconic Clifton Observatory in Bristol....
Sea change: Reflections on the last decade in offshore wind
Here at Empire Engineering we are celebrating ten years supporting the offshore wind industry. Benoît Brière, Empire’s lead floating wind engineer, shares his reflections on the last decade.
Empire gets deep on the CleanTalk Podcast
Karl sits down with CleanTalk’s own Luke Harmer to chat about Empire Engineering. From right through Karl’s life story, you’ll get insight into what makes an engineer tick, how one views the world, and a few laughs along the way.
Changes, Chances and Challenges in Offshore Wind
We sat down with Al Dennis to discuss why he joined Empire, how he sees the future of offshore wind and what litter picking can teach you about being a good engineer.
Floating Offshore Wind Turbines and the Importance of Snap Loads
Establishing specific guidelines for floating offshore wind turbines is crucial, ensuring that the challenge of snap loads is thoroughly considered during the concept design phase of mooring lines.
Empire Engineering at 10 years old
2024 is a huge milestone for Empire Engineering as the company turns 10 years old. From a desk in Karl’s spare room, there are now 20 employees in offices around the globe. Karl Davis, Managing Director, took some time out to talk about why he started the company and...
Empire Engineering team days, Marseille, February 2024
While sitting at home back in Bristol, I write this, reflecting on the week just gone after four days based in the Empire Engineering Marseille office. At Empire, we place significant value in getting the whole team together regularly. I firmly believe spending time...
Contracts for Difference: what are they and how do they work?
A Contract for Difference (CfD) is a support scheme to incentivise new build renewable energy projects.A Contract for Difference (CfD) is a support scheme to incentivise new build renewable energy projects.
Constrained Wave
Constrained wave is a made-up wave train that embeds a nonlinear regular wave to a linear irregular wave train.
Steel vs Concrete
A look at two of the most common construction materials in offshore wind foundations, steel and concrete.
The Principles of Damping
In simple terms, damping is the ability of any object to dissipate energy.
Event Review | Floating Offshore Wind 2023
Earlier this month the Empire team attended the RenewableUK Floating Offshore Wind conference held in Aberdeen over 4-5th October. FOW23 saw over 2,000 offshore wind professionals gathering together to discuss the opportunities and challenges with getting the large...
In-demand skills in Offshore Wind for the next decade
As the offshore wind industry matures and the plans to achieve carbon neutral targets start to materialize, it becomes increasingly clear that the current supply of skills in the industry falls short of meeting the growing demand.
Life as a placement engineer at Empire Engineering
The importance of bringing new talent to offshore wind is a well known priority. Here at Empire Engineering, we've made a concerted effort to play our part. As part of our hiring strategy we have welcomed both senior and junior engineers to the team in recent months....
Exploring Wake Losses in Offshore Wind
By Saurabh Gunecha. Introduction With growing awareness about the environmental impact of carbon intensive energy generation, renewables have been gaining growing focus from governments and developers all over the world. Wind and Solar are the two major promising...
Empire Engineering Team days 2023
By Karl Davis In a few days from now it will be half time for 2023. At Empire Engineering, the year has seen a lot of action with several new faces joining and our numbers have grown to record levels. We’ve opened offices in Nantes, moved to bigger premises in Bristol...
Could ChatGPT replace our jobs in offshore wind?
With integration and further supervised training, ChatGPT could become a powerful and accurate tool with many potential uses in offshore wind.
Wave forces on large structures in offshore wind
The offshore wind turbine industry is developing larger wind turbines, and we need larger foundations to accommodate them in the oceans.
Floating offshore wind turbines will play a remarkable role in the future of the wind industry.
