Site
specific
every layout shaped by the wind, costs, and constraints you prescribe
Optimised not modelled
searches many viable turbine positions to find the one that maximises value
Grid or irregular
regular grid or fully irregular layouts, whichever suits your design case
KWOTA is an offshore wind turbine layout optimisation tool that finds the turbine positions that maximise the lifetime value of your wind farm, not just its energy yield.
Most turbine layout tools help you model and assess a configuration you’ve already chosen. KWOTA works the other way round: using advanced mathematics, supercomputing and AI, it searches a vast range of possible turbine positions to find layouts that balance seabed topology, wake losses, installation and foundation costs, and revenue against each other, rather than optimising any one in isolation.
Whether your site calls for a regular grid or a fully irregular layout, KWOTA gives your team the insights and confidence to make better turbine placement decisions earlier in the project lifecycle.
Why KWOTA?
Accelerate timelines
Generate and compare turbine layouts in a fraction of the time of manual iteration.
Reduce costs
Balance installation and foundation costs against energy yield to lift lifetime value.
Maximise energy yield
Avoid turbine positions that lose energy to wake effects from prevailing wind directions.
Reduce project risk
Test layouts against site-specific cost areas and no-go zones before committing to a design.
Flexible optimisation for complex projects
KWOTA lets you define your site’s costs, constraints and turbine count, then rapidly explores a vast range of possible layouts to find best solutions following your hard and soft constraints. Whether your constraints are set as installation boundary, install / purchase costs, or no-go zones, KWOTA helps you find the layout balancing CAPEX, OPEX and revenue for your project.
Supporting tender & leasing round decisions
For auction bodies, KWOTA can rapidly test a site’s turbine capacity and indicative lifetime value. Giving an independent, consistent basis for comparing sites or bids before committing to a design.
Who is it for?
Offshore wind developers
Seabed owners
Consultants
Insurers
Optimisation backed by real-world offshore wind engineering expertise
KWOTA has been developed by experienced offshore wind engineers and data scientists at Kinewell, ensuring the optimisation reflects real project constraints and the practical realities of delivering offshore wind projects at scale.
Use KWOTA in-house or work with our experts
KWOTA is available as a software licence for in-house use, giving engineering and development teams direct access to advanced turbine layout optimisation within their own workflows.
When additional expertise or capacity is needed, Kinewell can apply KWOTA through our offshore wind engineering consultancy services. Our team can support your engineers with complex optimisation case studies, investigate challenging design problems, evaluate alternative solutions or provide additional capacity during busy project periods.
This gives you the flexibility to use KWOTA independently when you have the capability in-house, or draw on Kinewell’s optimisation and engineering expertise when you need additional support.
Key features
All features
 Optimise turbine layout accounting for wakes, installation and foundation costs and revenue |
| Select from grid or irregular layout |
| Specific cost areas |
| No-go areas |
| Min/max turbine count |
Use KWOTA to
Optimise your turbine layout
Model wake losses within the wind farm to maximise AEP
Minimise foundation costs and installation costs across the site
Design around no-go areas of the seabed such as UXO, sudden changes in water depth, and existing infrastructure
Understand turbine layout cost sensitivities to changing market situations such as material costs and energy values
Understand turbine layout cost sensitivities to uncertain site conditions such as seabed geology and water depth
Assess the trade-off between regular and irregular turbine layouts
Analyse new lease area sites
Conduct early stage analysis
Compare the effect of different turbine models, and model different wind and lease area scenarios
Decide on installed capacity and assess the advantages of overplanting
Run feasibility studies to identify which turbines, and how many, to inform manufacturer orders
Assess FID applications
Flexible ways to use KWOTA
Whether you want to build optimisation capability in-house, access our expertise or develop something tailored to your needs, KWOTA can be delivered in the way that works best for your organisation.
Use it
Build optimisation capability in-house
Bring KWOTA 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 KWOTA within your own workflows.
Contact us to book your free discovery call.
Integrate it
Connect KWOTA with your existing tools and workflows.
Integrate KWOTA 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 KWOTA through Kinewell consultancy.
Let Kinewell apply KWOTA and our offshore wind optimisation expertise to your challenge. We can carry out optimisation case studies, investigate design options, benchmark existing solutions or support your engineering team with complex project decisions.
Learn more about our consultancy services.
Build it
Build on KWOTA technology.
We can use KWOTA’s 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.
Explore what’s possible with our custom solutions.