Marine Engineering · Third-Party Validation
De-risking the Ocean's Most Ambitious Infrastructure.
Ocean Platform Systems delivers independent hydrodynamic and structural validation for marine energy and multi-use ocean platforms, built on numerical modeling of the sea states your hardware will actually meet.
- 15+
- Years Offshore
- 305+
- Citations
- 15+
- Peer-Reviewed Papers
- LR·BV·GL·DNV
- Class Standards
Core Analytical Capabilities
Engineering validation grounded in physics.
OPS provides independent engineering validation that confirms offshore hardware will survive the conditions it is built for.
Hydrodynamic Modeling
Advanced wave kinematics and kinetic energy dissipation analysis.
Mooring System Engineering
Dynamic and fatigue-life analysis of station-keeping systems, optimized for footprint and cost.
Wave-Structure Interaction
Multi-body kinematic constraint modeling for floating solar and multi-use platforms.
The Software Toolkit
Commercial-grade execution in OrcaFlex, WAMIT, and NEMOH, supported by custom Python tooling.
Forward Engineering
Validating the Impossible.
The sustainable future of the ocean is here and at Ocean Platform Systems we are riding the wave. Whether you are developing offshore wind, floating solar, offshore aquaculture, or autonomous marine data centers, visionary concepts require ruthless engineering. We take ambitious, untested offshore ideas and subject them to extreme environmental simulations, providing the mathematical proof required to secure consortium grants and EPC deployment.
Founder
Dr. Philip Balitsky
Founder & Principal Engineer
Philip holds a PhD in Coastal and Civil Engineering and a Master’s in Electronic Engineering. He has spent more than fifteen years in advancing marine energy; working on offshore structures; delivering hydrodynamic and mooring analysis on commercial projects across three continents.
Proven Offshore Experience
Built on delivered offshore projects.
More than fifteen years in coastal and civil engineering, with analysis delivered on commercial offshore projects across Europe, Asia, and North America.
Independent Validation
Neutral, third-party analysis that proves your hardware survives the sea states it will actually meet.
Global Execution
C2 fluency in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian for seamless EU consortium integration.
Project History
Extensive technical background supporting industry leaders and research institutions including WAVEC, ISIGENERE, and Cerema. Co-author of report quantifying the total recoverable US Wave Energy Resource.
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