13.02.2012:  Statoil has awarded Fedem Technology AS one of a total of three frame agreements for hull integrity analyses of a broad number of existing free-fall lifeboats on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The analyses will determine whether the lifeboats have the necessary strength to withstand the forces acting during the drop without causing critical damage to the structure. The agreement covers various lifeboats with both steel and composite hulls. The contract contributes to the effort being made in order to meet the new requirements for lifeboats, which PSA in Norway will implement from 2015. Read more about this here.

Fedem Technology has many years of experience in calculating davit-launched and free fall lifeboats, and has conducted projects for the Norwegian Oil Industry Association (OLF), operators and manufacturers of lifeboats. The contract will provide work for up to 8-10 of our engineers in 2012.

By using our own software, FEDEM, the boat's trajectory is calculated from the launch skid through the free fall phase based on multi-body dynamic analysis. The dynamic behaviour of the boat from when it hits the sea surface, through the dive- and ascent phases are simulated using CFD calculations. From these analyses both accelerations and forces on the hull are determined, which is subsequently used to calculate local deformations and the capacity of the lifeboat using Finite Element tools.

25.11.2011: Fedem Technology AS and DNV Software has signed a letter of intent for the development and distribution of software for wind energy analysis.

The working name for this product is FEDEM Windpower. The product will be part of DNV's acknowledged analysis package SESAM during the second quarter of 2012. SESAM has many users worldwide and is used in conjunction with structural analysis including ships and platforms.

Fedem Technology develops in these days the new module based on the FEDEM software package, which is used for more than 20 years for dynamic simulation and lifetime calculations of structures and mechanical systems within a broad number of disciplines. FEDEM Windpower offers fully integrated analysis of complete offshore wind turbines, including control system, turbulent wind field, irregular non-linear waves and 3D soil model.

Fedem Technology will be responsible for support and further development of the computer program, while DNV Software will be responsible for marketing and distribution.

Our cooperation with DNV Software was promoted on the EWEA Offshore 2011 in Amsterdam.

18.11.2011: NTE (Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk) has together with Fedem Technology AS in Trondheim and former employees of GE in Trondheim and Verdal joined forces to establish the company InTurbine AS.

The purpose of establishing the company is to maintain and further develop the important knowledge and competence developed through NTEs investment in ScanWind, and that GE holds when they exit the wind initiative in Verdal and Trondheim.

InTurbine's goal is, on the basis of the experience gained from ScanWind and GE, to offer consultancy services within the market segment of renewable energy. This will initially mean within the wind energy sector, but the company will also be able to cover other areas, such as hydropower.

“Through the establishment of InTurbine, we have managed to secure the expertise built up through ScanWind and later GE. The fact that NTE, as a solid and serious owner with lots of expertise within wind power, again choose to
invest in us, is a recognition we appreciate very much. The fact that we could secure a majority owner through Fedem Technology, ensures a solid technological support for the future”, says CEO Kristian Holm in InTurbine.

InTurbine will offer services like project management, operations, monitoring and instrumentation within the renewable energy market. Overall, the company possesses more than 20 years of experience in the wind power sector where the
focus has been on the design and development of wind turbines, production, operation and maintenance, logistics, installation and commissioning. The company will, in cooperation with its partners, provide services related to
planning of new projects, technology qualification of new equipment, operation and maintenance services, repair and troubleshooting, installation of new equipment as well as decommissioning.

Fedem Technology is a company specializing in dynamic simulations, capacity assessments and fatigue analysis. Experience spans across several industry segments, where wind power, oil & gas and offshore lifeboats are the most
prominent. Fedem Technology has developed and distributed the FEDEM software for dynamic calculations for over 20 years, and this program is now tailored for the analysis of total wind turbine systems. Establishing InTurbine is an
important part of the company's long-term strategy within renewable energy. Fedem Technology is located in Trondheim, Norway.

NTE is the largest industrial group in Mid-Norway with operations in the production and sale of energy, distribution, construction and operation of infrastructure for energy and telecommunications, electrical contracting services, sales of electrical supplies and training in network operations. NTE has approximately 1000 employees, a turnover in 2010 of 4 billion NOK and is headquartered in Steinkjer, Norway.

InTurbine AS is owned by:

• Fedem Technology AS (51%)
• NTE (34%)
• Employees in InTurbine AS (15%)

The company will be headed by Kristian Holm, current operations manager for GE Wind Energy (Norway) AS.

Contacts:

Kristian Holm, Managing Director, InTurbine, tel. +47 918 33 121

Leiv Låte, Managing Director, Fedem Technology, tel. +47 480 52 434

Kenneth Brandsås, Director of Energy production, NTE, tel. +47 992 68 097

Siri Smedsrud

Vi er stolt av å kunne annonsere at Siri Smedsrud er ansatt som senior analyseingeniør hos Fedem Technology. Siri har solid erfaring fra selskaper som Aker og DNV og vil styrke vår kompetanse innen strukturanalyser.

Siri begynte i stillingen 1. desember 2011, og vil være en viktig del av etableringen av vårt Oslo-kontor.

Torfinn Ottesen

I forbindelse med vår satsing på analyser av stigerør, er vi svært glad for å kunne meddele at Torfinn Ottesen er ansatt som fagleder for fleksible stigerør og umbilicals. Torfinn har med sin lange erfaring fra Nexans Norway AS en unik kompetanse, og vil tilføre Fedem Technology omfattende erfaring og innsikt innenfor dette fagfeltet.

Torfinn begynte i sin stilling 1. januar 2012.

Andreas Berbu

I forbindelse med etableringen av vårt Oslo-kontor er Andreas Berbu ansatt som senior analyseingeniør hos Fedem Technology. Andeas har lang erfaring innen strukturanalyser, og vil tilføre oss solid kompetanse innen dette fagområdet. Andreas kommer fra stillingen som senior strukturingeniør hos Aker Offshore Partner AS.

Andreas vil tiltre stillingen 1. februar 2012.

17.11.2011: Fedem Technology AS is expanding and moving to a new location in Trondheim. From mid-February 2012, our new address is Nedre Bakklandet 58 C. The office is located in "Fische brygga" behind the new Rica Bakklandet Hotel.

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17.11.2011: Fedem Technology AS is in the process of establishing a branch office in Oslo. We do this to increase our engineering capacity, and to get closer to some of our customers that are located in the Oslo area.

This is an important part of our company's growth strategy in the years to come. The first employee in Oslo, senior engineer Siri Smedsrud, is in place from 1. December 2011. From that date we are able to support our customers from the capital of Norway.

25.10.2011: Fedem Technology AS and Nexans Norway AS has entered into a Frame agreement for engineering services. The agreement is intended to cover analysis and engineering tasks related to studies, design and fabrication of cables and umbilicals. The agreement will apply for at least 3 years.

Nexans Norway AS is the leading provider of power and telecommunications cables in Norway, and is a world leader in high-voltage submarine cables. Their fabrication plants are located in Namsos, Rognan, Karmøy, Halden and Langhus. Nexans Norway has about 1,300 employees, and the company is headquartered in Oslo.

Fedem Technology AS in Trondheim has many years of experience in dynamic simulations and fatigue analysis of different structures, mechanical systems and risers for the oil & gas industry. This expertise will be further developed and used in connection with Nexans projects worldwide. The tasks include among others, global analysis of dynamic cables (umbilical risers), analysis and optimization of components in cable systems, and analysis in connection with manufacturing and installation. FE analysis using the FEDEM software will be central to many of the projects, and in addition, CFD analysis could be used to generate loads from waves and currents.

Fedem Technology AS ble i august 2011 godkjent som industrimedlem i NOWITECH

23.08.2011:  Formålet med NOWITECH er å gjennomføre pre-konkurransedyktig forskning som skal legge grunnlaget for industriell verdiskapning og kostnadseffektive offshore vindparker. Det fokuseres på ”deep-sea” området (>30 m vanndyp), inkludert bunnfaste og flytende vindturbiner.

Som deltager i NOWITECH skal Fedem Technology bidra med engineering-tjenester innen komplekse strukturanalyser, i tillegg til lisenser for FEDEM Windpower med tilhørende kurs og brukerstøtte for programvaren. Vi kan også underveis implementere ny funksjonalitet i programvaren etter ønske fra gruppens medlemmer.

Arbeidet i NOWITECH har fokus på tekniske utfordringer inkludert et sterkt PhD og Post Doc program, og er fordelt på følgende arbeidspakker:

WP1: Integrerte numeriske designverktøy

WP2: Teknologi for turbinblader og generator

WP3: Bærende konstruksjoner for vindturbiner til havs

WP4: Nettintegrasjon

WP5: Drift og vedlikehold

WP6: Evaluering av alternative designkonsepter

En rekke etablerte forskningsinstitusjoner og industrielle partnere er medlem av NOWITECH, og blant dem kan nevnes SINTEF, NTNU, Aker Solutions, DNV, DONG Energy, Lyse Produksjon, NTE, Statkraft, Statoil, Trønder Energi Kraft og Vestas, i tillegg til en rekke andre aktører.

FEDEM Windpower er en skreddersydd programvare rettet mot vindkraftmarkedet. Dette er en meget effektiv programvare som innehar aerodynamikk, ikke-lineær turbinblad beskrivelse, 3D modell av fundament (jacket, monopile, tripod, flyter etc), avansert hydrodynamikk og jordbeskrivelse, samt kontrollsystem. Det totale vindturbinsystemet kan derved simuleres i en og samme komplette strukturmodell.

Ved hjelp av FEDEM Windpower har brukeren mulighet til å analysere komponenter med svært høy detaljeringsgrad, men også simulere hele systemet meget raskt og effektiv. Vi kan også skreddersy spesialløsninger for våre kunder etter behov.

Inntil nå har FEDEM Windpower blitt benyttet internt i våre prosjekter, men fra Innovasjon Norge har vi fått støtte gjennom Miljøteknologiordningen til å optimalisere programvaren til et lisensierbart produkt for det eksterne markedet. FEDEM Windpower vil bli lansert i markedet høsten 2011.

FEDEM Maintenance er en spesialapplikasjon for tilstandsbasert vedlikehold av vindturbinsystemer. Ved hjelp av gode simuleringsmodeller kan man predikere gjenværende levetid for komponenter og på den måten optimalisere drift og vedlikehold. F.eks er det mulig å beregne hvordan et blad-brudd på turbinen påvirker levetiden til andre komponenter i systemet.

Statkraft FoU prosjekt

21.06.2011:  Statkraft Development AS og Fedem Technology AS inngikk i juni 2011 en samarbeidsavtale innen vindkraft.

Det er igangsatt et omfattende forskningsstudie hvor viktige problemstillinger i forbindelse med utvikling av understell for offshore vindturbiner skal utredes. Studiet tar utgangspunkt i løsninger og designparametre som er aktuelle for utbygging av Doggerbank på britisk sektor. Ulike typer konstruksjoner for vanndyp mellom 25 og 60 m blir evaluert ut fra varierende laster fra vind og bølger samt relevante bunnforhold.

Gjennom integrerte analyser i FEDEM Windpower^TM skal det kartlegges hvilke konsepter og teknologi som krever kvalifisering eller videre utvikling.