Floating Frontiers: Offshore Wind in U.S. Technical Needs and Advancements
from Wednesday, July 11, 2018 8:00AM to Wednesday, July 11, 2018 6:30PM
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Please contact [email protected] or call 443-652-3242 if you have any questions. Members, NGOs & Government - Please contact [email protected] or call 443-652-3242 to receive the discount code. The United States has embraced offshore wind two decades after Europe. As a consequence, U.S. businesses are under pressure to make accelerated investments and technological commitments as they ramp up to become part of the offshore wind supply chain. Floating offshore wind is the industry’s ‘second wind’ in which the know-how is less European-centric and the U.S. has the same level of: policy interests market demand with loads near coastal deep waters and powerful winds design capabilities technology The Business Network for Offshore Wind Floating Frontiers is a series of one-day discussions focused on single topics – environmental science, technology, technical needs and advancements, research and development, and finance. This discussion is focused on highlighting the market and supply chain opportunities for O&G industries and is focused on floating offshore wind technical needs and advancements. Agenda 8:00 – 9:00am – Registration, Continental Breakfast and Networking 8:00 am – The Floating Offshore Wind Global Market – Need and Demand Breakfast Briefing Floating offshore wind is a proven technology with Principal Power, Statoil and more recently IDEOL. However, while floating and fixed offshore wind have similarities that will help the industry achieve greater economies of scale, there are differences which provide opportunities for innovation. The breakfast briefing will provide a landscape of the future global market and spotlight examples for innovative solutions. 9:00 am – Welcome 9:15 – 10:15 am – Opportunity: O&G Experience, Assets, Skills and Innovation How have other nations utilized their existing oil and gas experience, assets and workforce be used to help with the design, production and maintenance? What areas of O&G expertise can contribute to accelerating the transfer of know how and bring real benefits to the U.S. floating offshore wind market? What are the technical matters of ‘risk’ and ‘vulnerability’ that could be solved by O&G companies and research institutions? 10:15 – 10:45 am – Coffee Break 10:45 – 12:15 pm – Opportunity: Design Different types of platform system (for example Spar buoy, TLP etc.), along with different types of positioning mechanism and factors go into consideration to meet specific site conditions. Further different materials such as steel or concrete are broadening the design concepts. Where to place the mass requires design evaluation along with appropriate morning lines. The mooring and associated lines must be designed to avoid dynamic responses of the floating platform whilst controlling mooring tensions within acceptable limits. Chain or wire moorings are first choices but many mooring designers are seeking alternative solutions that can offer more favorable mechanical properties. Where are we in the design curve, and is now the time to embrace Standard Certification? 12:15 – 1:30pm – Networking Lunch 1:30 – 2:45pm – Opportunity: Production & Deployment with Case StudiesFixed bottom foundations are fabricated. Floating offshore wind provides the opportunity for volume production and manufacturing. What are the physical needs for defining a manufacturing site? Are there challenges with tower, turbine and blade installations from a marine terminal perspective? Will the changes in turbine size impact the infrastructure and the equipment such as heavy lift cranes? What vessels are required to ‘tow’, ‘position’ and ‘inter-connect’ the floating turbines? What are the lessons learned so far? 2:45 – 3:15pm – Coffee Break 3:15 – 4:30pm – Opportunity: Operations and MaintenanceWest coast floating offshore wind farms are likely to be positioned the same distance as east coast fixed bottom facilities making routine maintenance daily commutes. However, the technicians will be facing ‘motion to motion’ transfers rather than ‘motion to fixed’. Does the industry have a safe solution? What maintenance needs cannot be performed with the platform in situ and what are the efficiency implications for returning the platform back to the marine terminal? East coast floating offshore wind has potential but at further distances to shore. HDVC cable development can provide the carriage of power to shore but when will this become economically viable? How vulnerable are the exposed dynamic cables? What elements of O & M are priorities for contributing to significant cost reductions? 4:30 – 4:45pm – Wrap upKey points from the day highlighting potential challenges to advance floating offshore wind as a US industry along with short and medium term recommended actions. 5:00 – 6:30pm – Networking Reception Visit the Network event page offshorewindus.org/floatingfrontiers/technical
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