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Offshore Wind Interactive Training

AGENDA

Offshore Wind

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Ruth Heffernan Marsh

Ruth Heffernan Marsh

Principal Engineer/Project Manager, Offshore Wind North America

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Offshore wind online training course agenda

This interactive and intensive three-day online training course is led by DNV's offshore wind experts experts and covers topics across the offshore wind project life cycle including:

  • Industry & Project Life cycle Overview
  • Site, Permit, Finance & Construction
  • Design, Build, Operate and Decommission


Please view the full daily schedule below.

Contact us:

Ruth Heffernan Marsh

Ruth Heffernan Marsh

Principal Engineer/Project Manager, Offshore Wind North America

Phone:

To attend this course:

REGISTER

Agenda

Offshore Wind Interactive Training

Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 

DAY 1: INDUSTRY OVERVIEW, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

9:30 am – 5:00 pm  

1-1. Introduction to the course - for everyone

  • Introductions by the DNV team
  • Introductions by the attendees
  • Overview of the training program
  • Overview of entire project lifecycle and activities during each phase
  • Project timeline

BREAK

1-2. Industry status

  • Brief history of offshore wind, current and projected status

BREAK

1-3. Elements of an offshore wind farm

  • An overview focusing on the latest technical developments 
  • Turbines, foundations, cables and offshore substation

BREAK

1-4. Siting and site characterization I

  • Geophysical and geotechnical surveys and implications

LUNCH

1-5. Siting and site characterization II

  • Wind resource assessment
  • Met-ocean studies (water levels and waves)

BREAK

1-6. Leasing & permitting

  • Determination of zones
  • Size of zone/phased development
  • Typical lease conditions
  • Case study (NY bight lease areas)

1-7. Procurement strategies & supply chain

  • Scope of contracts
  • Advantages and disadvantages of contractual strategies
  • Major players

BREAK

Roundup, discussion, and close

Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023 

DAY 2: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL

9:30 am – 5:00 pm  

Morning overview

2-1. Detailed project design I

  • Design process overview
  • Key design drivers
  • Discussion of holistic approach
  • Level of project design in consent application

BREAK

2-2. Detailed project design II - Fixed bottom

  • Design selection and their drivers (e.g. foundation types, micro-siting)
  • Structural design, detailed design for manufacture
  • Trend and innovations in foundation and turbine design

BREAK

2-3. Detailed project design III - Floating

  • Floating turbines: why, where, how?
  • Overview of floating on wind technology and project design

2-4. Construction logistics

  • Factors involved
  • Installation vessels
  • Typical logistics for different types of OWF and locations
  • Construction strategies and planning, key delay factors
  • Coping with uncertainties
  • Discussion of case studies

LUNCH

2-5. Ports and vessels

  • Overview of port requirements
  • Vessels - considerations for design, construction and operations
  • Vessels for US offshore wind farms
  • Vessel trends and innovations

2-6. Cable install and protection

  • Cable route selection
  • Burial methods
  • External protection
  • Sand waves
  • Cable installation & Pull in

BREAK

2-7. Electrical balance of plant and transmission

  • Electrical balance of plant configurations
  • Offshore transmission strategies and challenges
  • Grid interconnection and brief discussion of RTOs/ISOs
  • Future trends including energy storage

BREAK

Roundup, discussion and close

Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 

DAY 3: CERTIFICATON, OPERATIONS, DECOMMISSIONING, FINANCE

9:30 am – 5:00 pm  

Morning overview

3-1. Project Certification / CVA

  • Type Certification
  • Design Basis
  • Project Certification /CVA

3-2. Operations I: O&M strategies

  • Overview of operations and maintenance (O&M) activities
  • O&M strategy development: key factors
  • Outcomes of O&M optimization modelling

BREAK

3-3. Operations II: Vessels and access solutions

  • Latest developments in vessels for all aspects of O&M (crew transfer vessels, motherships, helicopters and jack-ups)

3-4. Financing

  • Financing mechanisms
  • Debt v equity
  • Players within project financing
  • Financing timeline
  • Evaluating risks for project financing
  • Similarities and differences to onshore wind financing
  • Key lessons learned (Europe and US)

LUNCH

3-5. Safety, compliance and statutory training

  • Safety features / safety design
  • Inspection / compliance verification
  • Statutory training
  • Compare/contrast different regimes in Europe/US

BREAK

3-6. Monitoring

  • What is monitored and why (e.g. continuous SCADA and CM, surveys, scour, NDT, visual inspections)
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Compliance with consent and leasing conditions

3-7. Decommissioning

  • Overview of regulations worldwide
  • Decommissioning processes and logistics
  • Decommissioning costs
  • Key challenges

BREAK

3-8. Offshore wind in the US

  • Key challenges to building an industry
  • Lessons learned from Europe

Roundup, discussion and close

ACRONYMS

0..9
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Explanation
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1P
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Something that occurs at the frequency of once per revolution (of the rotor)
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3P
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Something that occurs at the frequency of three times per revolution (of the rotor)
A
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AC
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Alternating Current
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ACP
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American Clean Power (formerly American Wind Energy Association)
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AEP
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Annual Energy Production
B
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BOEM
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
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BPI
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Burial Protection Index
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BSEE
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Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
C
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CAPEX
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Capital Expenditures
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CEQR
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City Environmental Quality Review
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COE
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Cost of energy (or electricity)
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COP
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Construction and Operations Plan
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CP
Explanation
Corrosion Protection
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CPT
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Cone Penetrometer Testing
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CTV
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Crew Transport Vessel
D
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D
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Diameter, m (of the rotor)
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DEVEX
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Development Expenditures
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DNV
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Det Norske Veritas
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DOE
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Department of Energy
E
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EBoP
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Electrical Balance of Plant
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EIS
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Environmental Impact Statement
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ESP
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Electrical Service Platform (also OSS)
F
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FEED
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Front End Engineering Design
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FIR
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Fabrication and Installation Report
G
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GBS
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Gravity Base Structures
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GW
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Gigawatt
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GWh
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Gigawatt hour
H
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HDD
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Horizontal Directional Drilling
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HLV
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Heavy Lift Vessel
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HVAC
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High Voltage Alternating Current
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HVDC
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High Voltage Direct Current
I
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IP
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Intellectual Property
L
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LCoE
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Levelized Cost of Energy
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LIDAR
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LIght Detection And Ranging
M
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MW
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Megawatt
N
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NDBC
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National Data Buoy Center
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NEPA
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National Environmental Policy Act
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NOAA
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
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NREL
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
O
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O&M
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Operations & maintenance
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OCS
Explanation
Outer Continental Shelf
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OEM
Explanation
Original Equipment Manufacturer
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OLTC
Explanation
On-Load Tap Chargers
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OPEX
Explanation
Operational Expenditure
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OSS
Explanation
Offshore Substation (also ESP)
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OWF
Explanation
Offshore Wind Farm
P
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PDE
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Project Design Envelope
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PPA
Explanation
Power Purchase Agreement
Q
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QA/QC
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Quality Assurance / Quality Control
R
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RFI
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Request for Information
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ROV
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Remotely Operated Vehicle
S
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SAP
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Site Assessment Plan
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SBJ
Explanation
Suction Bucket Jacket
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SEQRA
Explanation
State Environmental Quality Review Act
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SWA
Explanation
Service and Warranty Agreements
T
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TP
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Transition Piece
U
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USCG
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United States Coast Guard
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UXO
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Unexploded Ordnance
V
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VMD
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Virtual Met Data
W
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WEA
Explanation
Wind Energy Area
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WRF
Explanation
Weather Research and Forecasting
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WTG
Explanation
Wind Turbine Generator