Software solutions for complex offshore wind challenges
Turn complex engineering challenges into optimised decisions
Offshore renewable energy projects involve thousands of interconnected decisions, from early development through to detailed design, construction and operation.
Kinewell develops software that helps engineers make those decisions faster, with greater confidence and better outcomes.
Our software is developed by renewable energy engineers who understand the challenges of real projects. We combine advanced mathematics, supercomputing and AI with practical engineering expertise to optimise complex systems, processes and decisions.
Our software suite
KLOC
Optimise your inter-array cable layout to save around 20% of cable CAPEX
KWOTA
Optimise your turbine placement to increase energy yield.
KDOTS
Optimise your export system and interconnectors to de-risk projects.
KLOWD
Optimise multiple aspects of the windfarm at the same time to help early stage planning.
KOMET
Evaluate mooring system options during floating offshore wind concept screening.
ForeCoast Marine
Simulate and optimise your marine campaigns with real metocean data.
Accelerate timelines
Fast answers free engineers to focus on the judgement calls that need a human.
Reduce costs
Uncover savings that manual methods miss.
Reduce project risk
Test ‘what if’ scenarios to identify potential issues early.
Use our software across the project lifecycle
Explore the possibilities
Early in a project, the priority is understanding what’s possible before committing to a concept.
| Optimise your inter-array cable layout, cable selection and substation locations. |  |
| Optimise your turbine locations to balance wake losses, CAPEX and OPEX against lifetime yield. |  |
| Optimise your transmission system design for export to shore. |  |
| Get a holistic view of wind farm layout, integrating cable, turbine and transmission considerations so you can compare concepts and screen options quickly, before detailed design work begins. |  |
| Evaluate mooring configurations for floating wind farms. |  |
Find the right solution for your project
As a project moves into concept design, FEED and detailed engineering, our tools support the detailed decisions that shape the final layout.
Evaluate complex design options, balance competing objectives and identify solutions that improve project economics and performance.
Apply advanced optimisation to detailed engineering challenges where small design decisions can have significant cost, performance and risk implications.
Use:
| Optimise your inter-array cable layout, cable selection and substation locations. | |
| Optimise your turbine locations to balance wake losses, CAPEX and OPEX against lifetime yield. | |
| Optimise your transmission system design for export to shore. | |
| Get a holistic view of wind farm layout, integrating cable, turbine and transmission considerations so you can compare concepts and screen options quickly, before detailed design work begins. | |
| Evaluate mooring configurations for floating wind farms. | |
Moving from design into delivery brings a different challenge: planning the vessels, logistics and sequencing needed to build the project efficiently. Consider installation constraints, marine conditions, logistics and practical project requirements when developing optimised solutions.
Use:
| Support your construction campaign planning, allow teams to plan installation activity around the realities of vessels, weather and site conditions. |  |
Once a wind farm is operational, the focus shifts to keeping it running efficiently
Use:
| Optimise O&M campaign planning. ForeCoast Marine allows you to plan maintenance activity and make the most of vessel time and access windows. | |
As the first generation of offshore wind farms approaches the end of its design life, decommissioning and repowering are becoming an increasingly important part of the asset lifecycle. Our optimisation approach is well suited to the planning challenges this raises, and it’s an area we’re actively developing capability in. Get in touch to discuss how our tools and expertise could support a decommissioning or repowering project.
Engineering expertise built into every solution
Optimisation only works when it reflects the realities of the engineering problem.
Our software is developed by people with deep experience in renewable energy, engineering and complex project development. That means our tools are designed around the decisions engineers actually need to make, rather than simply applying technology for technology’s sake.
We combine:
Renewable energy expertise
Built around real engineering challenges, constraints and project decisions.
Advanced mathematics
Sophisticated optimisation algorithms identify better solutions across complex variables and competing objectives.
AI and intelligent modelling
Technology that helps analyse complex systems, identify patterns and explore a much wider range of possible solutions.
Supercomputing
Our software uses a patent-pending supercomputing methodology and advanced algorithms to analyse complex design options in minutes instead of days, harnessing hundreds of thousands of computers simultaneously.
- Deeper optimisation for better-value designs
- Faster results for greater engineering productivity
- More scenarios tested to reduce risk
- Highly representative models without simplifying assumptions
Flexible licensing, built around your project
We know that project timelines, team structures and in-house capability vary from one organisation to the next, so our licensing is built to flex with you. Whether you need short-term access to support a single study, a long-term licence to build lasting in-house capability, or a combination that shifts as your project moves through different phases, we’ll work with you to find the right fit. Every licence comes with full training and ongoing support from our team, so your engineers aren’t left to figure it out alone.
Use it
Build optimisation capability in-house
Bring our tools in-house with flexible licence options to suit your project requirements. Choose short-term or long-term access, with full training and ongoing support from our team, so you can make the most of our tools within your own workflows.
Contact us to book your free discovery call.
Integrate it
Connect our suite with your existing tools and workflows.
Integrate our tools with your existing systems, data and processes through APIs, making advanced optimisation part of your wider engineering and design workflows.
Contact us to book your free discovery call.
Solve it
Access our tools through Kinewell consultancy.
Our team can act as an extension of yours, applying our software suite and our offshore wind optimisation expertise flexibly around your project, whether that’s a single study or ongoing support during busy periods. Our tools are also used by a network of trusted consultancy partners as part of their own offering.
Learn more about our consultancy services.
Build it
Build on Kinewell’s technology.
We can use our underlying algorithms and optimisation technology to create solutions tailored to your requirements. We can adapt existing capabilities, add new modules and functionality, or develop entirely new applications to address specific challenges and workflows.
Trusted by the renewable energy industry
Our software is being used by organisations across the offshore wind industry to solve complex engineering challenges and support better project decisions.
From developers and engineering consultancies to specialist offshore companies, our technology is helping teams explore more options, make faster decisions and optimise project outcomes.
