Offshore Wind: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Offshore Wind Farm Installation

Cover
......Page 1
Front matter......Page 2
Copyright......Page 4
Dedication......Page 5
Why Do You Need This Book?......Page 6
How Does the Author Feel about Wind Farms?......Page 7
What Can You Get Out of This Book?......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 11
About the Authors......Page 12
What Is an Offshore Wind Farm?......Page 13
Gravity Base......Page 15
Tradeoffs When Choosing a Particular Vessel......Page 16
Jacket......Page 17
The United States......Page 20
The Operations Center and the Work Carried Out......Page 21
Offshore Planning......Page 22
State Planning......Page 23
Federal Permitting......Page 25
State, Regional, and Local Permitting......Page 27
Offshore Wind Potential......Page 28
Offshore Planning......Page 29
Offshore Leasing......Page 30
Permitting and Consenting......Page 31
Offshore Wind Potential......Page 32
Governmental Permitting......Page 33
Other significant offshore wind markets......Page 34
Project Strategy Outline......Page 37
Seabed Conditions......Page 38
The Turbine......Page 39
Transfer Systems......Page 143
The Project Execution Plan......Page 42
Start of Production......Page 47
Form of the Contract......Page 48
Project Options......Page 49
EPIC Contracting......Page 50
Tender and Contract Strategy......Page 52
Quality Assurance AND Quality Control Requirements......Page 54
Human Resources for Installations......Page 55
The Basic Organization......Page 60
Certificates......Page 61
Prepare Contracts......Page 62
Size and Layout of the Ideal Hub......Page 225
Example Vessel......Page 63
Project Startup Sequence......Page 64
Perform Due Diligence on Methods Prior to Start......Page 65
Length......Page 267
QA and HSE......Page 66
Define Interfaces and Requirements......Page 67
Compliance of Project......Page 68
Hazard Identification......Page 69
Supplier Assessments......Page 70
Project Due Diligence......Page 71
Build and/or Buy and Implement All Equipment and Services......Page 72
Set Up and Manage Site......Page 73
Documentation of All Work......Page 74
Service Department......Page 75
Technical Management......Page 76
Define Project Parameters......Page 81
Contracting Products and Services......Page 83
Developing Project HSE Plans and Procedures......Page 84
Cost Model......Page 261
Determining Methods and Required Equipment......Page 86
Defining the Balance of Plant......Page 87
Proposed Method of Installing Cofferdam Foundations......Page 88
Special Equipment......Page 103
Necessary Weather Window......Page 89
Distance and Navigation Time......Page 90
Auditing the Contract Suppliers......Page 91
Implementing Plans and Procedures for Suppliers and Contractors......Page 92
Installation Offshore......Page 93
Piers and Waterfronts......Page 94
The Seabed in the Port......Page 95
Necessary Documentation......Page 100
The HSE Documentation Structure......Page 101
Working Instructions......Page 102
Shore-Based Preparations and Progress......Page 104
Offshore Site Preparations and Progress......Page 105
Core Drillings......Page 106
Monitoring the Activities......Page 108
Pros and Cons of the Different Methods......Page 175
Types of Vessels......Page 115
Contracting to an EPC Contractor......Page 121
DIY or Multicontracting......Page 122
Interfaces and Handover Documents......Page 123
Health, Safety, and Environmental Management......Page 138
Project Ports and How They Perform......Page 223
The Health, Safety, and Environmental Organization......Page 139
Monitoring and Reporting......Page 142
The HSE and National Authorities......Page 144
Organization Setup and Functions......Page 147
VTTC Rules and Regulations......Page 149
Traffic Control......Page 150
Organization of Surveillance......Page 151
Logistics Solutions......Page 154
Gravity-Based Foundations......Page 159
A Port's Impact on the Project......Page 224
Monopile Foundations......Page 161
Jacket Foundations......Page 163
Tripod Foundations......Page 166
The Ampelmann......Page 252
Transport for Foundation Installation......Page 170
Important Things to Consider......Page 172
During and after Departure......Page 173
Positioning the Vessel and Wave and Current Conditions......Page 174
Vessels and Transport to Offshore Installations......Page 187
Tug-Assisted and Self-Positioning Jack-Up Barges......Page 188
Floating Equipment......Page 189
Assessing Equipment......Page 193
Options......Page 194
Use......Page 196
Height......Page 197
Charter Costs......Page 198
Mobilization and Demobilization Costs......Page 199
Maximum Payload......Page 200
Maximum Deck Area......Page 201
Preassembly......Page 202
Open and Closed Deck Availability......Page 203
System or Type......Page 204
Carrying Capacity......Page 205
Spudcan......Page 206
Propulsion System......Page 207
Service Speed......Page 208
Maximum Lifting Capacity......Page 209
Payload......Page 210
Maximum Wave Peak Period......Page 211
G-Forces Transmitted to Payload......Page 212
Maximum Wave Peak Period......Page 213
Wind Velocity......Page 214
Lifting (Jacking) Speed......Page 215
Waiting on Weather......Page 216
Vessel Access to Wind Turbines......Page 217
Summary......Page 218
Combination of Vessel and Port......Page 226
OAS Owner......Page 265
Offshore Access Systems......Page 231
Waves......Page 233
Wind......Page 234
SWATH Vessels......Page 235
Transporting Wind Turbines......Page 239
Monohull Vessels......Page 241
Catamarans......Page 242
Liftboats......Page 243
Available Systems......Page 247
Deployment Strategies......Page 257
Shared Access to Offshore Equipment......Page 258
Using Helicopters......Page 259
Crew Vessel Selection Criteria......Page 262
Use......Page 266
Transit Speed......Page 268
Weather Limits......Page 269
Operations/Bookings......Page 270
Personnel Transfer and Accommodations Offshore......Page 271
Repairing Offshore Wind Farms......Page 274
How Does It Work?......Page 275
Protecting the Environment......Page 278
Waste Management......Page 280
Pollution Issues......Page 283
The Working Environment......Page 286
Piling Noise......Page 287
Cofferdams......Page 290
Installing Monopiles Using a Cofferdam......Page 294
Installing Anchor Piles Using a Cofferdam......Page 296
Vessels......Page 300
Transfer Systems......Page 301
Recommendations......Page 302
Final Thoughts......Page 305
C......Page 306
D......Page 308
E......Page 309
G......Page 310
I......Page 311
L......Page 313
N......Page 314
O......Page 315
P......Page 316
R......Page 318
S......Page 319
T......Page 320
V......Page 321
W......Page 322
Z......Page 323