Category: Renewables

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Wind farm reliability improvement will reduce maintenance visits

Andrew Martin
Posted on by Andrew Martin
There is much talk currently within the offshore wind industry regarding the new designs to improve the safety of access from workboats to the wind turbine tower.  Whilst these are to be much commended, the point seems to be missed that accident reduction will also be achieved by minimising the number of personnel transfers required.  ... Read more.

Is it possible to simultaneously reduce cost and downtime?

Rob Whillock
Posted on by Rob Whillock
For many industries cost is a vital factor, particularly offshore wind developments. It is not just the initial cost of the offshore wind farm design and build that needs to be reduced, operation and maintenance costs throughout the life-cycle of the offshore wind farm also need to be significantly reduced. For the potential round three projects, owners ... Read more.

Design vs. requirements: finding the right approach for offshore wind turbine installation vessels

Rob Whillock
Posted on by Rob Whillock
For any vessel design, finding the boundaries between the relevant statutory codes and conventions and classification rules which must be adhered to and a design that meets your requirements can be a lengthy (but necessary) process. With more and more challenges arising from the development of the offshore wind industry, in particularly the need to build ... Read more.

Live feed: Is the future of the energy industry as bright as we would hope?

Jason Knights
Posted on by Jason Knights
The energy industry faces plenty of issues surrounding safety and sustainability, from recent incidents such as Macondo, to the threat of global warming and the depletion of fossil fuels. These issues among others, are leading the industry to acknowledge the importance of governing the factors that can lead to such problems.  Investment is set to ... Read more.

How do you streamline the approval process for an installation vessel?

Rob Whillock
Posted on by Rob Whillock
I was asked this question at the Offshore Vessels & Access forum earlier this month and thought I’d share the answer with you. It is important for the designer / builder for these vessels to get the class society and flag authority at the earliest opportunity.  This means that: We can discuss and agree problems ... Read more.
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