Aberdeen test facility simulates subsea, offshore wave conditions
April 4, 2025
Balmoral Comtec has invested £1 million ($1.32 million) in developing a wave and current simulation center at the Balmoral Business Park.
Courtesy Balmoral Comtec
Balmoral Comtec invested £1 million to develop of a wave and current simulation facility in Aberdeen.
Courtesy Balmoral Comtec
This investment builds on the about £2 million already dedicated to the development of HexDefence, including prototypes, design and testing.
Balmoral Comtec has invested £1 million ($1.32 million) in developing a wave and current simulation center at the Balmoral Business Park.
It is designed to simulate surface, subsea and seabed conditions for assessing offshore wind facilities, solar and other subsea systems under dynamic water conditions.
The company will use the development, part-funded by the Energy Transition Zone, for design validation of its HexDefence scour protection, which it introduced in 2023.
The new facility can replicate offshore wave and current scenarios, offshore and gas sector and other marine industry requirements. And it will also be available to third parties for testing purposes.
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