Plain Concepts, a multinational agency for technology services and innovation project development for companies and organizations, has developed Viawind, which is presented as an “innovative product that delivers distinct value to clients in the early stages of a project, when different stakeholders are responsible for assessing their feasibility – based on rigorous analysis of visual impact and compatibility with the rest of the activities at sea – they can view the final output of the park and access critical data before granting permission for its construction”. Viawind – describes the developer – is “the first technological solution to allow digital simulation of the visual impact of an offshore wind farm”. According to Plain Concepts, Viawind formulates “with scientific precision ultra-realistic 3D simulations of the facility, reflecting dynamic elements of the environment such as weather, tides, wind or time.”

Daniel Fernandez, Digital Strategist at Plain Concepts: “Viawind is a unique solution that was born to deal with the current energy situation. This direct intervention in the validation of the offshore wind farm project by all stakeholders involved, greatly speeds up the process with a centralized and interactive digital space, saves costs and gives clients a clear competitive advantage over other applications.”

Plain Concepts explains how Viawind works
“Offshore wind turbines use advanced technology to generate carbon-free power and play an important role in the global energy transition. They settle off the coast, in deep waters. To date, visual impact studies for this type of project have been carried out in a rudimentary manner, among others with a simple visual scheme to determine morphological and biophysical criteria. Plain Concepts has developed this system by offering the ability to determine the best layout of an offshore wind turbine, taking into account the type, size, distance between the turbines and the orientation of the movement of the wings. From here, Evergine, the advanced graphics engine developed by the company, enables the creation of precise 3D virtual simulations so that anyone can visualize a real park from different angles of the beach, and can also simulate different weather and light conditions»

According to the Spanish company, which is based in Madrid and has a presence in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries, “all these works become products developed in interactive web pages that facilitate a complete understanding of the study and provide greater depth. dynamic data and realism versus classic written reports”. This format -explained from Plain Concepts- also allows you to share the web instantly, which speeds up the approval process between various institutions and companies.

International projection
Plain Concepts has announced its intention to introduce Viawind in “new markets following the trend of countries such as Denmark, which has approved the largest project in the country’s history with an investment of 34,000 million euros for development.” energy islandor the United States, where the National Renewable Energy Laboratory has just published an update of its assessment of existing offshore wind resources off the country’s coast, according to which if the current state of the art (technological moment) and Likewise, economic possibilities, there are up to 1,500 gigawatts of technically accessible wind power off the US coast (less than 60 meters deep, wind turbines erected on the ocean floor) and up to 2,800 gigabytes of floating wind power.

Since its launch a few months ago, through the wind -company report- has been used in 25 studies conducted in Spain, Italy, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Colombia and “also attracted interest in other potential areas such as northern Europe, the east coast of the United States and the east coast of Asia (Korea, China and Japan). )”.

Credentials
Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Madrid, Plain Concepts is a multinational agency for technology services and innovation project development tailored to the unique needs of companies and organizations. The company is present in 7 countries and has more than 450 employees worldwide.