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Conceptual Foundation Design and Port Facility Study for
Offshore Wind Farm
Client: Confidential
Location
USA
Moffatt & Nichol completed two studies for a proposed offshore wind farm on the East Coast of the United States.
The purpose of the first study was to generate a conceptual design for the most economical wind turbine foundation
alternative. The firm considered monopile, skirt pile, and leg pile jacket concepts and provided a cost estimate and
risk assessment for the preferred alternative. The second study identified port facilities capable of accommodating
foundation fabrication and storage and wind turbine component staging. The firm prepared a site logistics plan and
capital cost budget for the recommended port.
OCAES Conceptual Design
Client: Confidential
Location
Hawaii
Moffatt & Nichol has partnered with General Compression, Inc. to develop a system to provide safe and economical
storage of compressed air in manmade structures installed on the ocean floor, called Ocean Compressed Air Energy
Storage (OCAES). OCAES allows energy generated by renewable resources to be stored in coastal locations where no
naturally occurring storage options exist. OCAES is an extremely efficient, environmentally friendly, broadly scalable
utility-scale solution that requires no external fuel source, making it unique and superior to other renewable energy storage
systems. Moffatt & Nichol is providing expertise in marine and coastal construction to the development of OCAES.
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