Sea change: Reflections on the last decade in offshore wind

Here at Empire Engineering we are celebrating ten years supporting the offshore wind industry. In this short article, Benoît Brière – Empire’s lead floating wind engineer – shares his reflections on the last decade. Looking back on the last decade The offshore wind...

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...

Steel vs Concrete

Flipchart Friday Steel vs Concrete By Leah Ewart View the series In this article we look at steel and concrete, and their uses for offshore wind foundations. Overview Steel is a very versatile material available in multiple different sections, such as flat plate and a...

The Principles of Damping

Flipchart Friday The Principles of Damping By Oceane Daoud View the series The Principles of Damping – In simple terms, damping is the ability of any object to dissipate energy. One of the most common models that we use to represent damping is viscous damping,...

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...

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