Introduction to Jetting Solutions
Fixed Vibrojet® successfully installed at the Hollandse Kust West Windfarm of Ecowende.
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Flex Vibrojet® substantially lowers installation costs compared to impact hammer installations.
We let water do the work
A quieter, faster and simpler way to install and remove offshore wind foundations.
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Offshore wind is built to protect our future. But the way foundations are currently installed requires too much time and expensive, non-scalable noise mitigation solutions. We believe offshore wind must grow faster, at lower cost and without harming marine life. GBM Works uses controlled water jetting to reduce friction in the seabed. This results in foundations reaching the target depth without noise. Water is already there. Gravity is already there. Our role is simply to guide the process.
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The problem
Offshore wind is scaling fast. Installation of foundations is struggling to keep up. Lower Levelised Cost Of Energy requires smarter designs, installation and removal methods.
A growing bottleneck
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Challenges
Rising costs
Installing foundations with impact hammers takes hours and requires expensive noise mitigation measures.
Extreme noise
Impact hammering without water jetting creates intense underwater noise that increasingly conflicts with marine life.
Growing uncertainty
Bigger turbines. Stricter rules. Limited equipment. New installation and decommissioning methods are needed.
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Struggles
Impact hammers
Rely on force, produce noise and are difficult to scale as turbines grow.
Vibro solutions
Use of the vibro hammer wil not reach target depth in all situations. The use of the impact hammer is often required to complete the installation.
More steel. More carbon.
Using impact hammer requires monopiles to be stronger by using more steel which results in substantially more carbon emissions.
What if we work with the sea instead of against it?
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Our solution
How we install foundations by reducing friction instead of increasing force.
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GBM Works uses controlled water jetting to guide monopiles to the target depth. Less resistance means less energy, less noise and faster installation. Instead of increasing force, we reduce friction. Better for the environment and better for the structural integrity of the foundation.
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Results
Our installation method is more than three times faster, friendly to marine life and does not require complex noise mitigation.
Lower risk offshore.
Quieter. Faster. Simpler.
Less noise
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Lower emissions
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Less complexity
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Lower costs
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The result is a method that is easier to permit, provides schedule advantages and more control in operations.
Foundations can reach target depth up to
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The proof
By executing our Silent Installation of MonoPiLEs (SIMPLE®) program we have validated our technolicy in the lab, the field and offshore. 7 joint industry projects were executed with more than 20 industry partners. We work in partnership with scientific institutes (Deltares, TNO & TU Delft). Our technology has been supported by the industry from the very early stage.
Proven offshore, not only on paper
The company has delivered over €20 million in development projects with major industry partners and is member of GROW Offshore, WindEurope and Nedzero. Trust offshore was earned by doing and repeated installations at Hollandse Kust West. GBM Works Vibrojet® solution obtained technology qualification by DNV.
Simpler
In the SIMPLER project we developed the retractable Vibrojet® tool. Which is used in the SIMPLE II project and is our wished end goal for the Vibrojet® technology. The main reason we want to design a retractable tool is because this is a more sustainable way than the Monopile Integration System, which sacrifices a substantial amount of steel.
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Hollandse Kust West - Ecowende
GBM Works next generation jetting solution builds on the successful installations in Hollandse Kust West. The Fixed Vibrojet® Solution commercially used for Ecowende was a result of 3 year development part of the SIMPLE Program (Silent Installations of MonoPiLE Program). In the current SIMPLECS project GBM Works develops again a joint industry project the next generation jetting solution to conqu
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SIMPLE 3
The SIMPLE III project tested the Vibrojet® technology in a large-scale offshore environment. The data generated during the project, including drivability and noise measurements, took GBM’s silent installation method to Technology Readiness Level 7 and provides the outstanding information to complete the Technology Qualification process of the technology.
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Simox
We participated in the SIMOX project, which is a GROW project. The main focus was finding a technology that is capable of reducing noise that can be detrimental to fauna, but also looking into technologies which could be capable of decommissioning Monopiles at the end of their lifetime. The main reason for us to join the SIMOX project is to compare the Vibrojet® technology with other technologies such as the Vibratory hammer, Gentle Driving of Piles concept, Blue Piling and the impact hammer on pile driving and bearing capacity. Thereby our focus for the SIMOX design is on a well-defined Monopile Integration System design, a design which is welded into the inside of the monopile. Which we also used in the SIMPLE III project. https://grow-offshorewind.nl/project/simox
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Partner with us
GBM Works is looking for more industry partners in the SIMPLE program. Join the SIMPLECS Offshore project.
Why this matters now
Quiet, simple and fast installation and removal is no longer optional. GBM Works offers a practical path forward: lower cost, lower noise and lower risk. This is how offshore wind keeps moving forward.
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Our values
About the company
Founded in 2016, GBM Works is a Dutch offshore technology company developing innovative installation solutions for offshore wind foundations. With our patented jetting technology, we aim to make offshore wind installation quieter, more efficient and more sustainable for the next generation of wind farms.
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Every decision we make is guided first by the safety and wellbeing of our people.
We create responsibly, with long-term impact in mind.
We turn smart ideas into practical reliable solutions.
We set up, adapt, challenge ideas and back each other to get things done.
We take responsibility, follow through and stand behind our work.
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