About us

Who we are?

CTE Wind:
Reliable – Efficient – Responsive – Worldwide

CTE Wind Australia highlights :

  • Since 2003 in the wind energy business
  • 28 500 projects by the end of 2023 and still counting
  • True global activity over 75 countries
  • Failure free foundation design
  • Patented SOFT-SPOT® solution
  • DNV certificate for design approach
  • Special know-how in rock-anchor design
  • Design work of the biggest wind farms in Brasil, Finland, France, Spain and Poland

CTE Wind Australia, one out of eight offices within the CTE Wind International network, is an engineering consulting firm offering geotechnical and foundation design services in the renewables industry with a focus on wind turbine foundations. Our engineers are specialized in reinforced concrete structures and geotechnics, with long-time experience in the wind industry.

CTE Wind Australia is located in PERTH, WA and in GOLD COAST, QLD. The company is part of the CTE Group. CTE Wind International is the headquarter for the wind energy business established in 2003.

Together with our worldwide offices, we accumulated a strong track record with excellence in design and geotechnical consultancy. We are proud that many European and international companies entrust us for their worldwide projects.

CTE Wind  Australia is part of the CTE group, a structural engineering consulting firm specialized in buildings and civil engineering, for metal, wood and concrete structures. The CTE Group was founded in 1965 and today is one of the leaders in the sector.

For more information: Please have a look at references in «Our Projects» section.

CTE WIND Worldwide

CTE Wind International has offices in France (HQ), Australia, Brazil, Poland, Portugal, USA and in Spain.
The US-Office is point-of contact for all American and Canadian Projects. CTE Wind Ibérica in Spain covers all Latin American countries and the HQ in France is contact point for worldwide projects.
In Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Romania, Russia and Turkey, CTE Wind has partners or sales representatives.

Why work with us?

RELIABILITY:

  • No failures have ever been claimed. This is proof of quality for our engineering teamwork to design efficient and sustainable foundations.
  • Our calculation and design methodology has been certified by DNV.
  • Getting the confidence and fidelity of many companies worldwide is not an easy task. The reasons are simply our reliable performed and efficient work.
  • On top of this, CTE Wind is covered by a special liability insurance for the foundation design.

FEASIBILITY:

  • WTG foundations are carrying the majority of the wind farm investments. A feasible and cost-efficient design is a must.
  • We go beyond structural calculations: Customer feedbacks are taken into account to to deliver easy to be built solutions.
  • In the last years we collected a wide range of experience with worldwide good practices.
  • CTE Wind is always open for special requests in order to find THE best solution to fit customer’s needs.

ADAPTABILITY:

  • Every wind farm needs special foundation solutions, in term of location, turbine, customer needs and requirements.
  • CTE Wind can provide a wide variety of adapted solutions to match those needs and project expectations.
  • Regardless if it is about classical gravity or deep foundations: all designs are always adapted and optimized to the site conditions.
  • Please have a look at the “solutions” section with the explanation of CTE Wind’s special design work: SOFT-SPOT® , piles, high plinth foundation, rock anchored solution and many more.

PROFESSIONALISM:

  • Working in an international environment, CTE Wind is composed of a professional team, based and experienced in different countries and situations to give the right response and fulfil client’s expectations.
  • CTE Wind’s team, mostly formed by senior engineers of 10 different nationalities and speaking 16 different languages, cumulating over 150 years of experience in the wind industry.
  • CTE Wind is experinced with the application of national and international standards and guidelines.

REACTIVITY:

  • CTE Wind guarantees deadlines for short delivery delays for pre-design studies and for detailed designs for WTG foundations.

TRUST:

  • Over the years CTE Wind has gained the trust of big players in the wind energy market: Turbine manufacturers (OEMs), EPC contractors, project developers and construction companies.