Paramarine, QinetiQ’s ship and submersible design software has been used by Mojo Maritime to design an offshore construction vessel, for the marine renewables sector.
The Hi Flo 4 (HF4) is a dynamic positioning vessel capable of operating in extreme coastal and continental shelf environments, designed with the support of InnovateUK (formerly the Technology Strategy Board).
Such has been the success of the project that Mojo Maritime recently won the Best Tidal Industry Collaboration Award at the 8th International Tidal Energy Summit for its leadership of the HF4 R&D consortium, comprised of Voith, Bauer Renewables, DNV GL and University of Exeter.
“Paramarine’s extensive range of capabilities, including the probabilistic damage analysis module, which is essential for the design of offshore construction vessels, has underpinned the HF4 design process. The result is a novel but highly efficient and effective offshore construction vessel, capable of installing foundations, cables, subsea connectors and turbines in the widest range of wind, wave and tidal conditions,” said Simon Hindley, Naval Architect, Mojo Maritime Ltd.