Typical services that LMC provides to the renewable energy sector include:
- Feasibility Studies, Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Studies and due diligence work on potential investment
- FEED studies, conceptual design and selection
- Functional Specifications and tender documentation
- Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Management
- Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA / QC) Management
- Technical and detailed design
- Structural Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of mooring components, umbilical hang-offs, foundations, jackets, and piles
- Hydrodynamic Assessments
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Design and dynamic analysis of mooring systems
- Dynamic analysis of subsea cable and umbilical systems
- Fatigue analysis of mooring, umbilical and structural components
- Technical assistance for model testing
- Component procurement
- Transportation, Sea-fastening and Grillage Design
- Installation Engineering
LMC has a tried and tested in-house design facility to execute complex projects. LMC provides a range of analytical services using the latest industry software ANSYS, SACS, Ariane (Bureau Veritas), Orcaflex, Safetrans as well as specific in-house developed programs.
- Gravity Base structural design
- Pile clusters
- Suction Piles
- Anchor Selection
- Structural Weight Optimisation Studies
- Construction & Installation trade-off Analysis
- Grouted Connection Design
- Transition Piece detailed design
- Jacket to Pile Sleeve
- Subsea Cable touch-down Analysis
- Offshore Substation Design
- Scour & Protection Analysis
- Risers & J/I-tube selection & pull through analysis.
- Detailed Primary Foundation Design & Secondary Structural Design
- Pile Drivability Analysis
- Substation Jacket & Anchor Pile Transportation Analysis
- Barge Mooring Analysis
- Launch Analysis
- Transportation Analysis
- Heavy Lift Analysis
- Jacket On-Bottom Stability analysis & Mud Mat design
- Development of geotechnical / geophysical Survey Specifications
- Natural Frequency Analysis
- Fatigue Analysis
- Corrosion Protection
- Scour Protection
- Ship Impact
- Primary / Secondary / Tertiary Steel Design
- Geotechnical Assessment
- Hydrodynamic Assessments
- Technical assistance for model testing
- Extreme event analysis
Renewable Energy
The global renewables sector has been growing steadily over the last 10 years, and alongside this, LMC has undertaken a number of projects for different clients including wind farms, tidal energy, and wave energy systems.
With an extensive knowledge of offshore floating structures and platforms obtained from over 30 years in the oil and gas industry, LMC has a wealth of expertise in the delivery of major turnkey oil and gas projects that is readily transferable to the renewables market.
LMC has worked closely with a number of clients to provide technical assistance and expertise. Our experienced design and construction teams are involved from the initial Front End Engineering Design (FEED) stage and detailed design through to construction, execution and commissioning.
A global operating presence, regional execution knowledge and a wide network of global vendors provides LMC with an opportunity to supply a cost effective solution. LMC has strong engineering capabilities supported by the financial capability to execute large Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) projects whilst still priding itself on being adaptable and nimble enough to provide innovative and customized solutions for our clients.
LMC has a considerable track record for the provision of both driven pile, and suction good pile anchors, with design of these items usually forming part of LMC’s scopes within its Turret Mooring System projects. LMC has developed mooring systems for offshore renewable projects including floating wind turbines and marine current turbine systems.
