Joint development to improve the efficiency of offshore wind installation and maintenance
Conference/JournalMARIN Report 137
Date31 Oct 2023
With offshore wind playing a major role in the Dutch green energy transition, MARIN is participating in a joint industry project to improve the efficiency of offshore wind farm installation and maintenance vessels.
MARIN initiated the Offshore Operational Advisory System (OOAS) JIP, which is being performed by a consortium including Acta Marine, MO4, Next Ocean, Radac and SMST. For many offshore operators it is a challenge to plan and operate their vessels to their maximum capabilities. The three-year project, which concluded in the summer, aimed to make better use of data for giving upfront advice on the planning and execution of the offshore operation.
The project is being supported by a grant from the Topsector Energy of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (RVO). Topsector Energy has the specific objective of supporting the joint development of new products, processes, services and knowledge which contribute to the scaling up of offshore wind energy. The ultimate aim is to achieve about 60 GW (250 TWh) by 2050 and to ensure that this is done so with the lowest possible societal costs.
MARIN initiated the Offshore Operational Advisory System (OOAS) JIP, which is being performed by a consortium including Acta Marine, MO4, Next Ocean, Radac and SMST. For many offshore operators it is a challenge to plan and operate their vessels to their maximum capabilities. The three-year project, which concluded in the summer, aimed to make better use of data for giving upfront advice on the planning and execution of the offshore operation.
The project is being supported by a grant from the Topsector Energy of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (RVO). Topsector Energy has the specific objective of supporting the joint development of new products, processes, services and knowledge which contribute to the scaling up of offshore wind energy. The ultimate aim is to achieve about 60 GW (250 TWh) by 2050 and to ensure that this is done so with the lowest possible societal costs.
Contact
Willemijn Pauw
Senior Project Manager
Hans Huisman
Teamleader Human Factors
Operational complexity
The use case considered by the OOAS JIP is the Walk to Work Construction Support Vessel (CSV) ‘Acta Auriga’ operated by Acta Marine. The ship is equipped with an SMST walk to work system to transfer technicians from the vessel to the offshore wind turbines. For each approach, the crew decides the heading required to approach the turbine.
The simulated walk to work Construction Support Vessel (CSV) 'Acta Auriga'
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offshore operationsoffshoreoffshore wind