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Atkins in Offshore Renewables
The offshore wind journey
has started: 1GW of offshore
wind has been built and over
45GW has been launched into
the development cycle. As an
industry we recognise that to
deliver this potential, we need
to continuously improve in
three key areas:
Health and Safety Excellence - Health and Safety needs to be
engineered into both our design solutions and our behaviours.
Capital Cost Reduction - Current costs are unsustainable for
long term scale deployment. Engineering innovation is required
across the spectrum to yield real cost savings.
Operational Integrity - Turbines and balance of plant need
to operate at previously unseen levels of availability. Reliability
engineering, access and maintenance and operating methodology
need to be placed at the front end of the design process.
Atkins understands these issues. At the forefront of high-end
offshore technical consultancy for thirty years, Atkins provides
expertise and analysis on a vast range of offshore projects. We
have a world-class team of offshore Health and Safety experts
experienced in H&S planning, HAZOP and HAZID processes and
risk assessment. We provide the integrity management for over
two thirds of the hydrocarbon assets in the North Sea and we are
engaged with the Carbon Trust to use engineering innovation to
drive down development costs. We have the skills, the knowledge
base and the ambition to enable the sector to achieve real
deployment success.
Offshore Renewables
With a proud track record in offshore engineering, we
offer a comprehensive range of engineering services to
developers, fabricators, OEMs and financial institutions
to support offshore wind development
and assessment:
• Consents, planning and environmental assessment
• Geophysical and geotechnical survey specification and offshore client
side survey supervision and data interpretation
• Foundations and substructure design for wind turbines and met masts
• Foundations, substructure and topside design for offshore substations
• Electrical array and export design
• Cable selection and installation assessment
• Grid connection studies and assessments
• Electro-mechanical and mechanical design and analysis of marine
energy devices
• Health and Safety planning and assessment and CDM
• Project cost control
• Project management
 Concept and FEED
Concept Design and FEED
Early stage concept engineering and FEED (Front End Engineering Design) is an essential
part of offshore wind development. We bring together a multidisciplinary team to build
geological ground models, assess foundation concepts, assess transmission technology
choices and grid connection points, propose and evaluate array layouts and consider
installation methodologies. Following concept down-selection, we can optimise design
through a FEED study, which can be used to support consenting, cost evaluation and
financial close and major contract award.

Case Study Case Study

BiFab Transition and Jacket Design
Atkins has worked closely with BiFab, the leading fabricator
of jacket substructures for the offshore renewables sector,
to substantially reduce the capital cost of offshore wind
through the development of an innovative transition piece
and substructure. Recognising that much of the cost of
early jacket solutions was in the fabrication of complex
transition pieces, Atkins and BiFab developed a smaller,
simpler design that reduces fabrication costs by 30-40%
based on large scale orders. The concept is suitable for all
current and envisaged turbine sizes and any water depth
in excess of 15m. We believe the concept will be the most
cost-effective solution for many Round 3 and Scottish
Territorial Waters sites.
The Carbon Trust OWA Foundation Study
Atkins was awarded a contract by The Carbon Trust (CT)
to develop the design of a reference jacket structure for
direct comparison of fabrication and installation costs with
the alternative foundation concepts being developed in
Phase 1 of the Offshore Wind Turbine Accelerator (OWA)
Programme. The reference jacket structure design is
appropriate for 45 m water depths and a 5 MW turbine. The
design basis for this reference jacket was kept the same as
for the other foundations concepts in the OWA Programme.
In order to ensure an efficient and practical substructure
design along with ensuring that the design was suitably
optimised for modern fabrication processes, Atkins
liaised with an experienced UK fabricator for advice and
buildability input to the design, as well as providing recent
direct experience of fabrication and installation costs.
 Multidisciplinary Design Engineering
Multidisciplinary Design Engineering
Working for developers, fabricators and OEMs, Atkins undertakes complex, multidisciplinary
detailed design packages. Our scale and infrastructure project delivery expertise allows us to
mobilise teams at short notice to design installations such as onshore substations, offshore
substations (OSP) and ports and harbours facilities. We are engaged at all stages of the project
lifecycle of offshore projects from design, installation, operational integrity management and
decommissioning. This gives us an unrivalled perspective on how to design fit for purpose
offshore structures for the renewables sector.

Case Study
Galloper Offshore Substation
Atkins was commissioned by McNulty
to undertake the detailed design of the
Galloper platform which was successfully
installed in June 2010. Designed as a
normally unmanned installation, it will
provide temporary accommodation as well
as fulfilling its main role as a substation
and control hub. We undertook complete
structural and systems design and utilised a
wide range of resources from across Atkins,
including structural, utilities, electrical,
architectural, mechanical, communications
and safety disciplines.
Additional OSP Experience
• FEED and detailed design for Jacket, Topside
and Piles for the Lincs Offshore Platform
• Detailed design for the Jacket for the
Thanet Offshore Platform

Case Study
Round 2 Wind Farm, UK
Atkins was appointed to design
geotechnical and geophysical surveys,
with associated of Bill of Quantities, for
a Round 2 wind farm scheduled for Q2
2012. As part of the GI specifications
Atkins has been liaising with their
sub-consultant 6 Alpha Ltd for the
specification of UXO survey and with
Top–Hole Site Studies Ltd for the shallow
gas survey and risk assessment.
Further tasks include the provision of an
onboard Client representative during the
site work to ensure that the technical
specifications and HSE requirements are
complied with in full, and the provision of
geotechnical interpretative report for the
site in accordance to NORSOK standards.
Multidisciplinary Design Engineering
Case Study
E.ON Technical Services Framework
In November 2010, Atkins was awarded a framework contract with E.ON Climate
& Renewables to provide engineering support in their development of a UK
Round 3 offshore wind farm. The E.ON framework contract demonstrates Atkins
breadth and depth as a multi-disciplinary consultant. As part of our scope to date
our services included the following:
Project Management Civil
• Offshore wind development • Onshore cable route civil engineering study
engineering strategy • Chalk Grasslands cable installation method
• Offshore wind engineering programme statement
• Offshore constraints mapping • Onshore substation topographic survey
• Onshore cable route development support
• Project Design Statement Geospatial
• Project Manager secondment • Offshore array layout mapping
• Offshore Constraints mapping
Structural
• Onshore cable route mapping
• Engineering Basis of Design for Project
Ports & Harbours
• Metmast Concept Design
• WTG substructure concept design • O&M ports assessment review
Geotechnical Wind Modelling
• Client Side Representative during offshore • Wind farm array layouts – wakes and yield
preliminary site investigation analysis
• Review of Site Investigation results • Array optimisation for cost modelling
• Offshore terrain unit mapping
• WTG foundations concept design Cost Modelling
Electrical • Wind turbine foundations
• Onshore substation civil works
• Onshore HVAC substation concept design
• Offshore wind farm preliminary
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Case Study
Ports & Harbours
Atkins has in-depth experience in the development of
maritime engineering projects in the UK, Middle East,
Asia and USA which includes services such as engineering
design, geotechnical design, dredging and navigational
aids. We have extensive experience in remediation and
redevelopment of existing port and maritime assets, port
master plan development and strategic planning, project
appraisal and due diligence.
Nigg Energy Park
Atkins were appointed by Global Energy to carry out the role
of Lead Engineer for the re-development and re-opening of
the Nigg fabrication yard in the Cromarty Firth.
Proposals under development include infrastructure
provision for re-fits to cater for Oil and Gas rigs and
infrastructure requirements to service a range of offshore
renewable opportunities at the port facility.
Multidisciplinary Design Engineering
Case Study
The Carbon Trust OWA Higher Voltage Study
Atkins was appointed by The Carbon Trust to carry out an
engineering design study to investigate the use of higher
voltage arrays in offshore wind farms for the Carbon Trust.
This project has involved building full life cycle models for two
base cases for 33 kV inter-array projects and comparing this
with designs with higher voltage arrays.
We also prepared the Basis of design, preliminary design
and equipment specifications and the engineering design
package. We also carried out cost benefit and sensitivity
analysis which included CAPEX, OPEX, electrical loses and
losses due to availability analysis.
 Specialist Engineering Analysis
Specialist Engineering Analysis
Atkins is proud to be home to some of the most technically skilled individuals in the engineering
sector in areas such as fatigue assessment, finite element analysis, dynamic analysis,
computational fluid dynamics and hydrodynamics. We utilise such expertise to undertake complex
engineering analysis in areas such as failure and defect investigation. As the offshore renewables
market matures, such engineering analysis will be increasingly required to analyse operational
performance of existing products and optimise emerging technologies.

Case Study Case Study

Tidal Turbine Analysis and Design
Atkins is working with BiFab to undertake the development
design of the HS1000 tidal turbine. Atkins is responsible for the
design of the tidal turbine support structure, which includes the
foundation, base structures, support framing, cable support and
nacelle connection. A Basis of Design document was created
and finite element modelling was undertaken to assess member
sizing under various load cases. The HS1000 has recently received
additional development funding and is moving into detailed
design and production.
Round 1 Monopile Grouting Failure Investigation
Atkins has been engaged to undertake an assessment of
monopile to transition grouting slippage for a Round 1 wind
farm. Atkins has developed a Finite Element (FE) model for a
range of load conditions to assess load transfer onto the existing
jacking points and developed a remediation solution to prevent
any further slippage.
 Project Evaluation and Due Diligence
Project Evaluation and Due Diligence
There is an increasing level of high value transactional activity in the offshore renewables sector. Atkins is
able to support clients by providing a detailed appraisal and quantification of engineering risks associated
with a project. Due diligence is about much more than an assessment of energy yield - much of the risk
to a development phase investor is in construction which in turn is dependent on the robustness of site
investigation, data interpretation, health and safety planning and engineering design. We are pleased to
offer a robust, engineering focused approach to our due diligence activities.

Case Study
Offshore Wind Due Diligence
Atkins was commissioned by a financial institution to
undertake a technical due diligence assessment of a pre
construction UK offshore wind farm to support their
evaluation of a potential equity investment. We mobilised
a team of senior individuals in a short period of time across
structural, electrical, health and safety, construction, wind
physics, O&M and environment disciplines to identify and
quantify project risks. Each risk was assessed for CapEx, OpEx,
Revenue and Schedule impact allowing the client to establish
a risk / return profile.
Port & Harbour Due Diligence
Atkins has provided Engineering Due Diligence audit
services at port and harbour facilities in UK, Middle East,
USA and Asia. This work included assessments on how the
asset is being operated relative to the current industry best
practice, determination of current safe working loads on
quays/jetty structures and determination of the range of
vessels capable of using the facility together with allowable
berth approach speeds.
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