Experts in Foundation Design

From 1 to 12 MW wind turbines

According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance in 2019 developers worldwide have globally
commissioned a little over 45GW of onshore wind turbines. CTE Wind designed, valueengineered
or peer-reviewed foundations close to 1,500 WTG-foundations around the globe,
which represents around 5 GW of the installed onshore wind energy in 2019. A good result
for the 30 engineers working together worldwide. CTE Wind is an international engineering
consulting firm, headquartered in France, and specialized in the analysis and design of
onshore wind turbine foundations. Its engineering services lead to inventive foundation
solutions for wind turbines. In Rotterdam, they have designed the foundation for GE’s giant
12 MW Haliade X. But they are also with familiar with smaller 1 MW machines carried by
wooden towers. «Thanks to our experienced civil, structural and geotechnical senior
engineers the design of those wind turbine foundations worldwide are only a little challenge
to us», said Alexander MARTIN, CEO of CTE Wind International, «regardless if it is for new
turbine models from the top manufacturers or less common WTG-models from smaller or
local manufacturers», he added.

Biggest wind park in France, Poland and Spain

The sum of all experiences made since 2003 is the reason why CTE Wind’s engineering
team with offices in Brazil, Poland, Portugal, Spain, USA and Asia are often the first
choice for OEMS, wind park developers and EPC/BoP contractors. «That is how we
achieved to do over 17,500 wind turbines in 67 countries and without any failures», continues
MARTIN. One of CTE Winds main goals is to deliver foundation designs that optimizes the
use of resources and help to save concrete and reinforcement steel. Such a solution is the
patented SOFT-SPOT®, a gravity foundation with a soft layer under the anchor cage. Each
project receives an adapted design solution to the specific soil conditions. In Finland CTE
Wind designed a rock anchor solution when its engineers also designed a near-shore
foundation in Asias Mekong-Delta. «The trust of our customers leads us not only to
design special and new solutions but also the foundations for the biggest wind parks in
France, Spain and Poland. We are thrilled when we can play an important role in a wind farm
project. This shows the confidence of our customers in our designs and is also an
encouragement for us to continue to perform well», he ends.

CTP – CTE Wind Poland joined the polish wind energy association and the Polish-German wind energy club. The key goals of the club’s activities are the support of the wind energy in Poland and Germany with CTE Wind’s WTG-design and geotech consulting.

CTP joined the Polish Wind Energy Association (PWEA). This gives CTE Wind access to a wider customer base and allows the specialist of wind turbine foundation design to influence the development of the wind energy industry in Poland. Moreover, it facilitates our participation in the work and events of the association.

Annual wind conference in Poland

One of them is the annual PWEA conference in Serock (Poland), on August 24-26. CTP – CTE Wind Poland CEO Dariusz Krasowski will participate at the this years conference. One of the topics will give status update about the onshore wind market in Poland and in Europe.

CTP, joined Polish-German wind energy club

At the same time, CTP joined the group of the Polish-German wind energy club – DPWEC. The club is an exciting place to exchange experiences and build up relationships and contacts in the wind industry. The key goals of the club’s activities are the support of the wind energy in Poland and Germany with new upcoming solutions.

CTP, as part of CTE Wind International

CTP, as part of CTE Wind International, did in the past some excellent work with foundation design for the biggest wind park close to the Baltic sea with 81 wind turbines . You can read more about our nearshore solution here: Biggest Wind Park In Poland

CTE Wind R&D and Consulting services are the first choice when it comes to foundation design regardless of the WTG-manufacturer, model, size, power or soil conditions. Thanks to internal R&D-Team with senior engineers, holding over 100 years of cumulated experience in the design of wind turbine foundations, nothing is impossible.

La Richardais (FRA) – In 2019 Developers worldwide have globally commissioned a little over 45GW of onshore wind turbines. According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the Danish firm Vestas remained this way the world’s leading wind turbine supplier, with Spanish-German wind engineering company Siemens Gamesa a strong second. Chinas manufacturer number one Goldwind was third in the rankings, while US-Leader GE Renewable Energy’s secured its fourth place. Together the top four manufacturers accounted for 55 percent of the market share.

100 years of cumulated experience

This statement applies more or less also to CTE Wind, which calculated, designed and evaluated about 5000 WTG-foundations in 2019 around the globe. Thanks to CTE Wind’s internal R&D, with senior engineers holding over 100 years of cumulated experience in the design of wind turbine foundations worldwide, new turbine models from the top manufacturers as well as less common WTG-models from smaller or local manufacturers are only a little challenge. CTE Wind engineering services lead to state-of-the-art foundation solutions for wind turbines. Regardless of whether it is a prototype, such as GE’s giant 12 MW Haliade X or smaller 1 MW machine, from German ENO or Dutch EWT.

Wooden tower

Also worth mentioning: the different types of towers for wind turbines. Concrete (hollow foundation) and steel towers are well known to CTE Wind. Both tower systems are suitable to be used alone or in combination. Even foundations with wooden towers were calculated and designed by CTE Wind in the past. The sum of all experiences made during the projects since 2003 is the reason why their engineering services in foundation design are the first choice for wind turbine manufacturers, wind park developers and EPC contractors worldwide.

We are pleased to announce our participation at RAWI FORUM 2020, taking place from February 19th to 20th in Moscow, Russia. Over 300+ participants are expected.

BUILDING A NEW INDUSTRY TOGETHER

CTP Director and Senior Engineer Dariusz KRASOWSKI and CTE Wind International Business Developer Sergio CARÈ-LUCAS will attend the most important Russian forum to discuss about key trends of wind energy market in Russia.
This is a great opportunity for interested companies and experts to meet our dedicated sales team to learn more about CTE Wind’s civil engineering and foundation expertise and to talk about future business opportunities.

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We are looking forward to meeting you in Moscow.
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