Esben Dalgaard
GeophysicistPhD-level geophysicist specialising in quantitative seismic interpretation, AVO inversion, and offshore ground modelling for offshore wind.
who we are
about
A specialist consultancy for offshore wind ground investigation, modelling, and foundation design.
Our work
results that you can understand, trust and use
SolidGround is an independent consultancy delivering integrated geotechnical, geophysical, and geological services for offshore wind. We translate seismic, CPT, and desktop datasets into ground models, foundation parameters, and decisions that hold up under regulatory review.
Our services span the full offshore-wind ground-investigation chain — desktop study and screening, quantitative seismic interpretation (pre-stack inversion of UHRS data), site-wide CPT prediction from elastic-property volumes, integrated ground modelling, and foundation-parameter assessment with uncertainty quantification.
We work with developers, authorities, and consultants globally. Our work combines quantitative seismic interpretation with rigorous geotechnical analysis — and the conviction that ground models should be honest about what they do and do not know.
How we work
physics-based, transparent by design
We build our own tools. We publish our methods. Every result is traceable to a physical model — not to a black box.
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In-house algorithms
Pre-stack seismic inversion, soil-physics framework, CPT prediction, uncertainty quantification, and our geotechnical workflows — all written, tested, and calibrated in-house against real-world ground truth. No third-party black-box engine, no dial-tuning.
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Based on physics
Every result is traceable to a physical model — a measured soil sample, the wave equations, a calibrated soil-physics correlation. Every prediction comes with an uncertainty envelope.
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Research at the frontier
A strong publication record across SEG, EAGE, ISFOG and OSIG, and active engagement in research consortia — WINDFARM (EUDP), the TIDE Research Hub (UWA), DNV GIFT. The methods we ship in production are the same ones we contribute in research.
core team
Henrik Juhl Hansen
GeophysicistSpecialist in pre-stack seismic inversion and quantitative interpretation. Expertise in AVO analysis applied to shallow offshore sediments.
Bruno Stuyts
Geotechnical engineerPhD-level geotechnical engineer specialising in offshore foundation design and probabilistic ground modelling. Creator of the Groundhog geotechnical library.
Frederik Horn
Seismic specialistSpecialist in 2D and 3D seismic interpretation, processing, and shallow offshore stratigraphy. Brings deep experience integrating UHR seismic with geotechnical datasets for ground model construction.
Evan Mutual
GeophysicistAVO inversion and quantitative interpretation of UHRS data for near-surface offshore sediments, with a strong focus on wave-equation and probabilistic inversion methods.
Klaus Bolding Rasmussen
DeveloperPhD-level developer building our in-house tooling — geospatial data pipelines and the integration layer that brings CPT, seismic, and desktop sources into a single environment.
From the team
Small-strain stiffness of soil — its measurement and applications in geotechnical design
A SolidGround webinar by Bruno Stuyts, geotechnical engineer.
Tools we build
we build tools as well as deliver services
Our platform Steno brings the full ground investigation workflow into one browser environment — desktop studies, ground modelling, and quantitative interpretation, side by side.
About steno