Every project needs a strong foundation
Empire is an engineering consultancy supporting the offshore wind industry with advice, insight and technical know-how.
Building a sustainable future
Empire works in renewable energy because of the technical challenges it presents to us as engineers, and the benefits it offers to humankind.
Renewable energy is the cornerstone of creating a sustainable future. It’s exciting and rewarding – but forging this new path ahead comes with challenges.
Empire can help: quickly and safely. Whether your project needs structural analysis, concept design or hands-on support.
How we can help
Early Stage Design
Empire is at the cutting edge of
foundation engineering design.
Specifically we deliver FEED and concept design for fixed and floating structures.
Owner’s Engineer
Sometimes, an engineering project needs a little more horsepower.
We can deploy our team of world class engineers quickly, reliably and safely, wherever help is needed.
Specialist Engineering
Independent expert advice when you need it.
Whether it’s evaluating early stage opportunities, rethinking design choices or overcoming an immediate challenge.
Why Empire?
Engineering is complex – but our values are simple and they’re at the heart of what Empire does.
Trusted
Our clients have entrusted us to deliver over 100 projects spanning more than a decade. We value being trusted partners and take our responsibility seriously.
Specialist
We are not generalists. Empire’s sole focus is the offshore renewable energy sector. When the project requires specialist knowledge, our engineers deliver.
Approachable
We field a team of brilliant engineers, who are also excellent people to work with. Our expert team is here to help, to share knowledge and provide clear explanations.
Why Empire?
Engineering is complex – but our values are simple and they’re at the heart of what Empire does.
Trusted
We’ve been doing this a while, and Empire’s success is built on our clients’ trust.
Specialist
Empire’s sole focus is the off-shore wind energy sector. When only the best will do, our specialist engineers will deliver.
Responsive
Fast and pragmatic – but never reckless: Empire is on-call and ready when you need our help.
Articles
Articles
Does the Monopile transition piece have a future in offshore wind?
By Andrew Hodgson The monopile transition piece is being challenged. Eliminating it from the design may bring benefits to offshore windfarms. TP-less monopiles have now been adopted for a number of live projects and are being considered for many more ongoing...
Empire Engineering are speaking at the DIT event: Designing and optimization of foundations
By Karl Davis. On Wednesday 19th of May, Empire's very own Andrew Hodgson and Wei-Ting Hsu are taking part in the Department for International Trade and Scottish Development International virtual conference, 'Designing and optimization of foundations.' Management of...
The Future foundations of offshore wind – thinking ahead
By Karl Davis What does the Future of offshore wind look like? There are a number of market trends and new technologies that I believe will have an impact on the offshore wind industry and foundation design over the next decade. A key question is how are we to adapt...
Conservatism in Geotechnical Design
By Martin Underlin Østergaard During recent years, the boundaries for offshore wind turbine foundations have been pushed further than ever before – deeper waters, bigger turbines and larger foundations, especially monopiles, dominate the latest auctions. To develop...
Why I’m choosing to grow Empire Engineering in the midst of a global pandemic
By Karl Davis. At the start of 2021, it gave me a lot of pleasure to announce another new hire to the growing team here. Opening our Empire Engineering Aalborg office in Denmark was a major milestone in our history. By bringing Martin Underlin Østergaard onboard, we...
