Shell, RWE Hire Akselos to Build Digital Model of TetraSpar Floating Wind Foundation
Shell and RWE have hired Akselos to model the TetraSpar floating wind foundation demonstrator, which will be installed offshore Norway later this year.Akselos said it would use Integra, "the world’s most powerful structural simulation software," for the project."Akselos’ software will help accelerate the demonstration of the industrialized offshore foundation. The TetraSpar project aims to dramatically reduce the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE) for floating wind farms," Akselos said."The ‘Digital TetraSpar’ will interface with sensors on the
Forum ROV Simulator is a Hit at CA Science Center
Center, the largest hands-on science museum in the Western United States. The dual simulator station provides visitors with the experience of operating a subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for themselves. The core technology used in the simulator is Forum’s proprietary VMAX ROV Simulation Software used by Forum’s ROV customers for training and evaluation of their ROV pilots. Forum’s development team have tailored the control interface within the software to allow the virtual ROV to be flown by visitors with no prior experience. The control consoles provided use the same
Emerson, IPRES Enter Software Partnership
and unlock the true value of their assets.” Both IPRISK and IPRESOURCE are easy to set up and configure, can be customized according to existing reservoir management databases, and can work seamlessly alongside Emerson’s reservoir modeling software, Roxar RMS; reservoir simulation software, Roxar Tempest; and production management system, Roxar METTE. IPRISK is a stochastic tool and risk-based valuation system – available for both the field and the well - that evaluates all risks, scenarios, uncertainties and economics at every stage of the field development lifecycle
Makai Reports Software Sales Uptick
set of software tools and training that span the entire cable project, from inception to installation. The MakaiPlan cable route planning and engineering software has more than 300 licenses sold over the last 14 years. MakaiPlan Pro is powerful and precise 3D, dynamic simulation software used to identify installation risks and prepare a detailed installation plan before ever going to sea. MakaiLay is subsea cable installation software that enables users to lay submarine cables with accuracy, speed, safety and reliability, dramatically reducing the risk of cable
The Role of Simulation Software in Yacht Racing
expanded their range of activities within the maritime sector to commercial ships, large superyachts, and more recently the renewable energy market. Deborah Eppel, Technical Marketing Engineer at CD-adapco, talks with Rodrigo Azcueta, Matteo Ledri and Elisabeth McLean about the role simulation software has played in the very competitive field of yacht racing, and how it has helped them discover better designs. Faster. Tell us about yourself. What attracted you to CFD? Rodrigo: I come from a family with a very strong maritime background. Both my father and grandfather were navy
Makai Upgrades Cable Installation Simulation Software
Makai has released version 6.0 of MakaiPlan Pro, software for planning and simulating subsea power and telecom cable installations. MakaiPlan Pro includes the tools of MakaiPlan GIS cable route engineering software. In addition, MakaiPlan Pro allows the user to perform powerful and precise 3-D, dynamic simulations of a submarine cable installation. The operator can quickly simulate an entire cable lay in advance from the comfort of the office at up to 50 times faster than real-time. This is useful for developing Ship Installation plans, performing pre-lay and post-lay analysis, and also for operator training
Kongsberg, KBC Enter Software Cooperation
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (KONGSBERG), has announced a non-exclusive cooperation agreement with KBC Advanced Technologies plc (KBC) to develop stronger simulation software integration and more effective engineering and operation workflows. The objective is to enable the oil and gas marketplace to respond to the demand for significantly better production economics while substantially reducing the cost of design and production over field life. The cooperation agreement defines joint technology integration activities
MTR 100: Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.
mission critical, complex, stocked and custom oilfield products and related after-market technical services, for use onshore and offshore. Forum has been a strong corporate consolidator in the subsea space, and its subsea product suite includes ROVs, launch and recovery systems, tethering systems, simulation software, data acquisition software and geosciences product management. Forum’s ROV vehicle brands include two of the most well known names in the industry - Perry and Sub-Atlantic. It’s complete list of subsea technology brands includes: Dynacon; Forum Subsea Rentals; GEMS; Moffat Engineering
Fugro Upgrades Electric ROV Simulators
is launching an important upgrade to its Electric ROV pilot training simulators. Most observation-class ROVs and many light work-class ROVs are electrical-based systems. With the introduction of a new electric ROV control pod and suite of electric ROV specific components, Fugro’s DeepWorks simulation software now models all electric sub-systems with greater accuracy and enables failure cases to be simulated on individual sensors and circuits. This enables not just a wider range of training scenarios to be conceived, but also enables new vehicle configurations to be assembled in a way that reflects
February 2025
