Blue Energy

IMDC has over 20 years’ experience in offshore energy projects, contributing to the development of more than 20 GW offshore energy and to the engineering and installation of more than 4,000 km of subsea power cables. A non-exhaustive list of IMDC’ clients is Elia Asset, National Grid, 50Hertz, RTE, Red Electrica, Engie, Elicio, Iberdrola, Oceans Wind, POM West-Vlaanderen, Shinfox Energy, TERAS, Fabricom / Equans, Smulders, Les Eoliennes en Mer, Total, Terna energy, Cobrawind, Parkwind, C-Power, Belgian federal government (FPS Economie), Otary, Prysmian, Storengy, Colruyt Group.

IMDC is strongly engaged in research and development initiatives, via both internal programs and national / European innovation calls, related to scour protection, subsea cables and ocean energy. Innovative projects such as Sustainable energy at Seaports, BluERA, BOPTIC, ProBucket Project, Marine Ecosystem Performance Framework, represent the present and the future of the Blue energy industry.

• Se@Ports: Wave Energy Converters in Port infrastructure | IMDC
• BluERA (Blue Energy Resource Assessment) | De Blauwe Cluster
• BOPTIC (Monitoring of offshore power cables and foundations by Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing) | De Blauwe Cluster
• MEsP | De Blauwe Cluster
• https://www.iwes.fraunhofer.de/en/research-projects/current-projects/probucket.html

With its international and multidisciplinary expertise, as Owner’s Engineer and Marine Consultant, we can offer an integrated approach covering a wide range of aspects required during the different phases of the realisation of a project. A non-exhaustive list of IMDC’ competences, validated by project references can be found below:

Subsea cables and interconnectors – from feasibility to O&M

• Cable route and landfall selection
• Cable Burial Risk Assessment and Burial Assessment Technique
• Seabed morphodynamics and marine traffic
• FEED method statements and landfall concept designs
• Cable dynamics and installation analysis (OrcaFlex)
• Preparation and coordination of field investigations and EPCI tenders
• Offshore client reps and installation coordination

Constructability and O&M

• Constructability review assessment
• CFD analysis load-out and transportation
• Mooring analysis and cable analysis (by using OrcaFlex)
• Weather downtime, workability and forecasts analysis
• O&M plans and coordination

Wave and Tidal energy (Coasts & Estuaries | IMDC)

• From feasibility to pilot projects 
• Wave / tidal resource assessment and energy production
• CFD analysis and sedimentation