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Changing the game – step 1: Mobilize

November 18, 2019

With visionary aspiration and dedication to improving offshore wind energy development, Northland Power set out to enable a test of a new foundation structure in the Deutsche Bucht Offshore Wind Farm. Their test of choice – two Mono Bucket foundations...

Industrializing a game changer

June 24, 2019

The Industrialized Suction Bucket Foundation offers developers a €100 million cost reduction potential for an offshore wind farm with 100 turbines – watch the video

Universal Foundation ISO certified – again

May 29, 2019

Universal Foundation’s vision is to support our partners in winning offshore development bids, and the best way we can do this is to provide a cost competitive solution and live up to the highest quality standards. Only by delivering every…

Universal Foundation on the move

May 6, 2019

Positioned to meet commercial demand Following the launch of a 4 must win-initiative strategy process to meet commercial demand, the growing company has relocated all activities from Aalborg to Fredericia. The relocation is not only of geographical importance, but even…

Heavy hitters join Universal Foundation

May 2, 2019

Increasing organizational robustness to meet commercial demand Universal Foundation is delighted to announce the onboarding of three fixed employees. Jesper Uhre Larsen joins with 20 years’ experience from various executive management positions in the wind industry and continues in a…

Van Oord and Universal Foundation sign suction installation contract for Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm

October 29, 2018

Universal Foundation has entered into a contract with the Dutch marine contractor Van Oord. Under the contract Universal Foundation will provide services to Van Oord to support the installation of two Mono Bucket foundations at the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind...

Universal Foundation Mono Buckets showcased at the Deutsche Bucht pilot project

July 20, 2018

On the 19th of July Northland Deutsche Bucht GmbH announced that the Deutsche Bucht Mono Bucket pilot demonstrator (“Demo”) project has reached financial close. Deutsche Bucht, which is 100 per cent owned by Canadian power producer Northland Power Inc., will be...

Universal Foundation partner with Siemens Gamesa to perform test installation on industrialised suction bucket concept

July 2, 2018

Universal Foundation continues in successful partnership with Siemens Gamesa to showcase suction bucket technology with focus on industrialising suction bucket technology. The overall target is to decrease the cost of foundation construction and installation by 40% to support continued decreases...

Universal Foundation and Ramboll integrates virtual reality in fast track design project

June 11, 2018

Universal Foundation and Ramboll have established a close collaboration on an on-going joint development project concerning the design and certification of the Mono Bucket concept shown in the video below. The project included load iterations with MHI Vestas Offshore Wind....

Universal Foundation and Hitachi Zosen team up to push competitive offshore wind in Japan

March 13, 2018

Universal Foundation is proud to announce that the company is engaged in Japan together with Hitachi Zosen. The cooperation is focused on a feasibility study to assess the application of Mono Bucket technology for a Japanese offshore wind power generation...

Deutsche Bucht and Universal Foundation team up in pilot project

January 5, 2018

The winner of the competition for additional capacity in the Deutsche Bucht Wind Farm celebrate their opportunity to demonstrate a critical step forward for the industry. Deutsche Bucht was selected by the German authorities as the winner of the Anschlusskapazität für...

Dogger Bank Mono Buckets successfully decommissioned

December 5, 2017

Seafox and their main subcontractor Ardent are pleased to announce the successful decommissioning of the two Forewind Ltd (joint venture of SSE, Statoil and previously Innogy and Statkraft) Dogger Bank Meteorological Masts. The two Mono Bucket foundations and lattice tower...

All Fred. Olsen Ocean companies ISO/OHSAS certified

June 5, 2017

Fred. Olsen Ocean and daughter companies including Fred. Olsen Windcarrier A/S (the CTV business unit) and Universal Foundation A/S have now achieved ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification, joining the jack-up business unit Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS, who...

Universal Foundation is exhibiting next week at Offshore Wind Energy 2017

May 30, 2017

Universal Foundation is exhibiting at Offshore Wind Energy 2017 at the ExCeL Centre in London between 6th and 8th June. Also exhibiting on our stand are Fred. Olsen related companies Fred. Olsen Windcarrier and Global Wind Service (GWS). We will be hosting...

Universal Foundation is exhibiting at WindEnergy Hamburg next week

September 19, 2016

Universal Foundation is exhibiting at WindEnergy Hamburg 2016 next week between 27th and 30th September in Hamburg. Also exhibiting on our stand are Fred. Olsen related companies Global Wind Service and Fred. Olsen Windcarrier. We will be hosting a stand reception on day...

Universal Foundation is exhibiting at RUK Global Offshore Wind next week

July 14, 2016

Seafox and their main subcontractor Ardent are pleased to announce the successful decommissioning of the two Forewind Ltd (joint venture of SSE, Statoil and previously Innogy and Statkraft) Dogger Bank Meteorological Masts. The two Mono Bucket foundations and lattice tower...

Universal Foundation in the news

June 30, 2016

Today, Universal Foundation has featured in two Danish editions. To read these stories, visit Berlingske and Børsen.

Cleveland wind project awarded $40 million DOE grant to develop Lake wind farm

May 31, 2016

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The U.S. Department of Energy is awarding $40 million to the Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. to build a six-turbine pilot wind farm in Lake Erie by the end of 2018. The award caps a 10-year struggle...

The Universal Foundation Workshop 2016 a success

May 24, 2016

Last week the third Universal Foundation workshop successfully took place at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Hamburg, attracting around 100 delegates from over 50 companies. “The workshop is designed to bring together key stakeholders in the industry, to share and...

Universal Foundation Welcomes New Managing Director

December 11, 2015

Kristian Ravn, who comes from the position of Managing Director at Semco Maritime Norway, has joined Universal Foundation, a Fred. Olsen related company, as Managing Director this month. “I have a strong belief in the Mono Bucket and have been...

Mono Bucket shortlisted for RenewableUK Breakthrough Award

September 22, 2015

We are delighted that our Mono Bucket foundation has been shortlisted for the RenewableUK Breakthrough Award. The winners will be announced at the RenewableUK Gala Dinner in Liverpool’s St. George’s Hall on 7th October. We hope to see you there....

First Mono Bucket is decommissioned after 6 years of service

July 9, 2015

On 7th July, the meteorological mast, supported by a Mono Bucket foundation, at the Horns Rev 2 wind farm, Denmark, was successfully decommissioned. The met. mast was no longer required at the Horns Rev 2 wind farm by the current...

Universal Foundation is exhibiting at RUK Global Offshore Wind this week

June 22, 2015

Universal Foundation is exhibiting at RenewableUK Global Offshore Wind 2015 this week between 24th and 25th June. Also exhibiting on our stand are related companies Fred. Olsen Windcarrier and Global Wind Service. We will be hosting a stand reception on...

Icebreaker Offshore Wind Project to Incorporate New Foundation Design

June 2, 2015

Mono Bucket foundations by Universal Foundation will increase efficiency and reduce costs. The Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) announced today that the Icebreaker offshore wind project planned for the Ohio waters of Lake Erie will utilize an innovative foundation...

Universal Foundation speaking at International Conference Offshore Foundations

June 1, 2015

Kristian Jacobsen, Head of Business Development at Universal Foundation in Denmark, will be holding a presentation on “Driving the Universal Foundation Mono Bucket to commercial readiness” at the fifth International Conference Offshore Foundations from 01 – 03 July 2015 in...

Universal Foundation on cusp of Denmark deal

April 22, 2015

Universal Foundation has this week participated in two rare and exclusive articles revealing some of the possible up-coming plans for the company. Read the Recharge article ‘Universal Foundation on cusp of Denmark deal’ Read the TU article ‘Dette vindmølle-fundamentet suger seg ned...

Universal Foundation exhibiting at EWEA Offshore Wind 2015

March 18, 2015

Universal Foundation is delighted to be exhibiting at EWEA Offshore 2015 in Copenhagen, Denmark between 10th and 12th March. Fred. Olsen related companies Global Wind Service and Fred. Olsen Windcarrier will also be exhibiting on the stand. We will be...

Prize Poster for Universal Foundation PhD Fellow

March 18, 2015

Universal Foundation Industrial PhD Fellow and Project Engineer, Ionut Emanuel Stroescu received an award last week during EWEA Offshore 2015 in Copenhagen, for a poster entered into the science and research category. The awarded poster titled ’Scour Behaviours of Bucket...

Mono Buckets ready for commercial deployment will bring down LCoE

March 11, 2015

Delegates in attendance at the second Universal Foundation Workshop recently in Hamburg heard how suction technology will be the answer to significant cost reduction for the offshore wind industry. Attended by 130 leading experts, the event provided a unique platform...

Mr. Fred. Olsen’s exclusive interview

March 9, 2015

Fred. Olsen has spent most of his long and fascinating career avoiding the media spotlight. Recently he granted Fortune the first extensive interviews he’s ever conducted. Read the article about Mr. Olsen’s incredible life here in Fortune Magazine and find out about...

Universal Foundation put through its paces across major UK Round 3 project sites

November 3, 2014

The next generation offshore wind foundation from Universal Foundation has recently completed a trial installation campaign across three major offshore wind sites in the UK North Sea, as part of the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme. The project...

£6.5M trial of new low cost offshore wind foundation to commence this summer

June 11, 2014

Low cost foundations could cut energy costs by 10% over next decade The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) is joining forces with Statoil, Statkraft, EON, DONG Energy and Universal Foundation, in close co-operation with Aalborg University, to undertake installation...

Industry experts gather to discuss the future generation of offshore wind foundations

March 6, 2014

Nearly 100 international delegates congregated in Hamburg last week for the first technical conference led by Universal Foundation, focused on knowledge sharing for offshore wind suction bucket foundation technology. The technical workshop brought together industry specialists, developers, turbine suppliers, certifiers...

Second Met Mast Erected at Dogger Bank

December 4, 2013

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Brave Tern erected the second of two planned meteorological masts at Forewind’s Dogger Bank using Universal Foundation’s innovative suction installed Bucket Foundation and a “human free” technique for the steel tower placement. The latest mast...

Second meteorological mast installed at Dogger Bank

September 25, 2013

Offshore wind developer Forewind’s second of two planned meteorological masts erected at Dogger Bank using innovative suction installed Bucket Foundation and “human free” technique for the steel tower placement. Offshore wind developer Forewind’s second of two planned meteorological masts was...

Second meteorological mast installed at Dogger Bank

September 24, 2013

Forewind’s second of two planned meteorological masts was erected at Dogger Bank during the weekend using the innovative suction installed Bucket Foundation and a “human free” technique for the steel tower placement. The latest mast to be installed – Dogger...

Bucket foundation may cut wind turbine costs

September 1, 2013

Suction piles have anchored offshore oil and gas production for years, but a new type – called a bucket foundation – is being promoted for offshore wind turbines in an effort to reduce costs. In February, Forewind, a consortium planning...

Lack of foundation test sites ‘a risk for UK offshore wind’

June 14, 2013

The Carbon Trust has warned that innovations to reduce offshore wind costs are at risk as Britain has nowhere to demonstrate new, lower-cost foundations with more powerful offshore wind turbines. Carbon Trust believes that without an urgent solution many cost...

Carbon Trust warns time is running out to test important cost-saving technology for offshore wind

June 12, 2013

Carbon Trust will today issue a warning to the offshore wind industry that important new innovations to slash the cost of offshore wind power are at risk of remaining on the drawing board as the UK currently has nowhere to...

Brug bøtten og spar kassen – ny opfindelse skal sænke prisen på havmøller

April 29, 2013

En professor fra Aalborg Universitet og en Aalborg virksomhed står bag en revolutionerende opfindelse, der skal spare de store omkostninger til havmøllers fundament. Opfindelsen, et såkaldt bøttefundament, vil kunne give vindmølleindustrien milliardbesparelser, skabe nye danske arbejdspladser og samtidig skåne miljøet...

Innovative Foundations Installed at Potential Site of Large Offshore Wind Farm

March 22, 2013

One of the world’s largest offshore wind farms came a step closer to reality in recent weeks as suction-installed foundations for the project left their Irish shipyard to begin their journey to the site of the Dogger Bank wind farm,...

Load-out marks first stage of development at Dogger Bank

January 22, 2013

Innovative suction-installed wind turbine foundations on their way to Dogger Bank site, for first stage of construction at the world’s largest offshore wind farm, 125 kilometres off the UK’s east coast. The innovative suction-installed foundations that represent the first stage...

‘Suction bucket’ lays new foundation for offshore wind

January 22, 2013

Engineering solution is hoped to bring down costs and provide a basis for ambitious offshore plans. Taken from a Guardian environment article. A gigantic steel bucket will be lowered upside-down through the deep, murky waters of the North Sea within...