What we do
We provide complete engineering design and advisory services for offshore wind foundations.
Early Stage Design
Confident concept and FEED designs using proven offshore wind experience.
We help major developers evaluate foundation options, create accurate costings, and build robust business cases to deliver the clarity needed to move projects forwards.
Early stage design
Site data assessments
Collect the essential information about your proposed site and turbines to enable design to begin.
Concept design
We use the assessment outputs to produce a suitable concept design that takes account of technical characteristics, cost, risk, and more.
FEED design
We produce your front-end engineering design (FEED) that gives greater clarity on costs and weight, to feed into your business case.
Detailed Design
Safe, certified foundation designs optimised for full-lifespan costs and project deadlines.
Benefit from certified foundation designs that optimise full-lifespan costs, while meeting your project delivery deadlines.
Detailed design
Project input delivery
With a detailed knowledge of how project inputs translate into design, we work with experts to ensure the building blocks of your project are optimal.
Design
We can leverage the experience of previous projects, to understand the interplay between design decisions, and the impacts on both cost and risk.
Interface management
Diligently manage the many interfaces between your suppliers, including physical component interfaces and information flow.
Certification management
Proven expertise navigating DNV certification processes, our track record of successful certifications ensures your foundation designs meet all standards efficiently.
Owner’s Engineer
Add skills, experience, or capacity to your project team
Fill critical engineering roles with experienced specialists, backed by the knowledge of the wider Empire Engineering team.
Owner’s Engineer
Foundations Package Manager/Design Manager
We’ll lead your foundation package team, overseeing contractor selection and management, plus certification.
Primary or Secondary Steel Lead
We’ll oversee these critical parts of your fixed or floating foundation designs.
Other engineering roles
Bring in experienced engineers, to manage interfaces, certification, transport and installation (T&I), and more.
Specialist Engineering
Keep your project on course with complementary engineering services at any stage of your project.
Our team will solve your project’s most complex technical challenges and help you deal with unexpected issues when they arise.
Specialist Engineering
Design and analysis support
Bring in expertise to assist with structural health monitoring, installation guide design, MP-TP connections, grouted connections, and more.
Forensic failure analysis
If something goes wrong, we’ll help you understand why, so you can react appropriately.
Transport & Installation (T&I) planning and analysis
We plan the foundations’ journey from factory to installation, assisting Developers, Contractors and other clients/
The offshore wind lifecycle
Deep thinking. Long vision.
We understand that projects demand expertise at critical junctures throughout their lifecycle. We provide specialist insight when it matters most, from feasibility studies that shape initial decisions to life extension strategies that maximise asset value.
Our experience spans the full lifecycle, delivering deep analysis and practical solutions that keep projects moving forward. This in-depth view ensures nothing is considered in isolation and every recommendation is informed by understanding of the complete picture.
Feasibility
We support early-stage project development through robust feasibility studies that assess technical viability, risks, and cost drivers for offshore wind foundations. Our independent advice enables informed decisions on concept selection, site constraints, and development strategy.
Engineering Design
From concept, FEED, and through detailed design, we have the experience and tool set to ensure your project achieves optimal foundation designs at each stage. Whether it be by performing engineering design or providing management services, we prioritise safety, constructability, and whole-life performance.
Fabrication
We provide fabrication engineering support to ensure designs are aligned with supply-chain capabilities. Our involvement reduces fabrication risk through optimised detailing, tolerances, and quality control strategies, whilst ensuring suitability for a lifetime in the offshore environment.
Transport and Installation
Offering both management and engineering support, we support your project's T&I operations to enable safe and efficient execution. Our expertise includes contractor management, sea fastening and grillage design, and lift and set-down analysis.
Life Extension
Whether designing SHM systems or analysing existing data, we can support life-extension activities for your wind farm. Our services include structural reassessment, fatigue evaluation, and integrity management strategies to maximise asset lifetime and value.
Decommissioning
We provide engineering support for the safe and efficient decommissioning of offshore wind foundations in line with regulatory and environmental requirements. Our experience enables practical removal strategies, risk reduction, and cost-effective end-of-life planning.
Our experience
Specialist engineering solutions
We’ve worked with the world’s largest wind developers on their highest-profile projects.
Dogger Bank
Foundation engineering for the world’s largest offshore wind farm, delivering concept, FEED, detailed design, and owner’s engineering services for SSE and Equinor’s 3GW Dogger Bank development.
Norfolk Vanguard
Empire delivered Value Engineering for the foundations package on both RWE projects. Following this successful engagement, we progressed to lead the Foundations Design Management for Vanguard East.
East Anglia Hub
Provided long-term owner’s engineering support to the Development team for over four years. We seconded people into the project matching their skills and experience to our client’s requirements.