Less steel targeted
Conservative design target for the foundation and integrated tower, against the selected reference designs.
For investors & strategic partners
PATENTED FLOATING WIND TECHNOLOGY
Lower the turbine.
Lower the cost.
Open seas. Heavy swells. Expensive maintenance.
OptiFloat brings the turbine down—a patented approach designed to remove heavy-lift crane vessels from major maintenance and improve floating wind economics.
PatentedNorway, Europe & USA
Proof-of-conceptTested @ FORCE Technology, Denmark, January 2026.
Presented at ONS 2024Technical Session
EDRMedeso · Meet the ExpertsSimulation Seminar · Oslo, Oct 2024
EDRMedeso · Meet the ExpertsSimulation Seminar · Oslo, Oct 2024
01 / The difference
Bring the turbine down.
Change the maintenance equation.
Controlled lowering brings major components within reach. A lighter, modular foundation targets a second source of savings: steel.
One movement. A different approach to offshore maintenance.
Concept animation · Not a full-scale demonstration
Published by EDRMedeso / Ansys case study ↗
02 / The investment case
Two cost drivers.
One integrated concept.
Controlled lowering targets expensive offshore lifting operations. A lighter, modular foundation targets lower material costs.
Lower cost per major replacement
Illustrative reduction calculated from the 2024 presentation’s conventional-versus-OptiFloat cost ranges.
Potential lifetime interventions
The cost scenario assumes five major-component replacements per turbine over 25–30 years.
Patented in: Norway, Europe and USA.
Patents granted in 2023 and 2026.
Inside the engineering
Designed around
the entire operation.
Images from the ONS 2024 presentation · Concept designs and model-test equipment.
03 / Evidence & next milestone
From patented idea
to physical testing.
Proof-of-concept tested at FORCE Technology in Lyngby, Denmark, January 2026. The next step is to validate the 15 MW reference design.
Capital for the next engineering milestone.
Validate a 15 MW reference design through coupled simulation and further wave-basin testing, supported by engineering and industry partners.
Technology under development. Cost reductions are targets; full-scale performance and commercial economics remain to be validated.
04 / The people behind it
Wind experience.
Inventive thinking.
Niels Christian Olsen
Founder & Owner
OptiFloat Danmark ApS
Over 25 years of wind energy engineering experience. Developer of the patented OptiFloat concept, presented at the ONS 2024 Technical Session.
Named inventor or co-inventor on seven other granted US patents for Vestas and MHI Vestas, spanning wind turbine bearings, generators, tower structures and offshore foundation installation.
Selected patents: Bearings ↗ · Generators ↗ · Offshore installation ↗
Gerner Larsen
Co-Founder & Engineer
25 years of experience in the wind industry. Named inventor and co-inventor on multiple wind technology patents for Vestas and MHI Vestas, including rotor systems, generators and offshore foundations.
Jan Vase
Investor & Simulation Expert
Wind turbine load engineering experience as Lead Load Engineer at Vestas Wind Systems. Brings expertise in simulation and load analysis to OptiFloat.
Ellen Anette Malmin
Communications & Funding Coordinator
Supports OptiFloat’s communications, funding applications and project coordination. Brings extensive experience in advisory work, documentation and collaboration.
Start a conversation
Let’s discuss the next
stage of floating wind.
Connect directly with the founder to discuss the technology, development priorities and investment opportunity.
Niels Christian Olsen
OptiFloat Danmark ApS
nco@engineering.as ↗+47 454 22 803Start an investment conversation ↗Opens an email draft in your email application.