e-Poster: Reducing the Cost of Construction, Operations & Maintenance with Real-time Sea State Data
(Room Station 2)
16 Oct 18
1:20 PM
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1:30 PM
Tracks:
Metocean, Posters
Offshore wind farms face challenges from unique local environmental conditions, such as swift currents, tidal surges, and a dynamic sediment regime. At present, a large amount of the data used in offshore design, construction and operations is derived from satellite data and models. These, in turn, are used to produce hindcasting data and models. While these produce large datasets over a large area they generally have a 10% margin of error that can reach as high as a 25% margin of error, depending on the dataset used and the area covered. Given the cost of working in such a harsh environment, accurate environmental weather data is essential to control expenses and protect assets. We suggest that in-situ sensing equipment to augment the satellite data and models has a significant impact on reducing overall costs during construction, operations and maintenance of an offshore wind farm.