Changle, Fujian, China
Fujian Yongfu Creates a New Type of Wind Turbine Foundation that Resists Typhoons and Earthquakes
Resilient, low-impact foundation design for one of the world's deepest offshore wind projects
About our customer
Fujian Yongfu Power Engineering Co., Ltd.
Designing and Deploying Stable Foundations
Fujian Yongfu Power Engineering Co., Ltd. provides engineering-procurement-construction (EPC) services for the power industry in China. The company recently installed one of the world’s deepest offshore wind facilities, a massive facility covering a 58.6 square-kilometer area east of Changle, Fujian in an area affected by typhoons, soft soil, and earthquakes. Fujian Yongfu applied Bentley unified software solutions to determine the safest, cost-effective design and deploy strong and stable turbine foundations.
Key Takeaways
CNY 400+ million cost savings, 30% reduction
535,000 tons of coal eliminated, annually
1,462,600 tons fewer carbon emissions
Minimized marine and avian life impact
How They Did It: Seamless Interface for Optimization
Leveraging synchronized soil analysis and digital modeling, Fujian Yongfu developed an innovative wind turbine foundation that could withstand typhoons, shifting soil, and earthquakes. Bentley’s PLAXIS and SACS Wind Turbine solutions allowed engineers to take advantage of their seamless interface to optimize the design of wind turbine foundation structures, simultaneously creating models and testing soil effects.
Solutions
Unified Engineering Tools
Bentley unified solutions enabled Fujian Yongfu to create a cost-effective, structurally safe foundation, breaking free from restrictive traditional design methods.
Innovative Design
Deploying a new type of foundation, Fujian Yongfu constructed an offshore wind facility capable of withstanding typhoons, shifting soil, and earthquakes.
Built-In Environmental Safeguards
Utilizing PLAXIS and SACS Wind Turbine, Fujian Yongfu simultaneously modeled potential foundation options and analyzed effects on ocean soil, minimizing the impact on marine and avian life.
SACS Wind Turbine and PLAXIS allows engineers to take advantage of their seamless interface to optimize the design of wind turbine foundation structures.
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