Offshore Wind North America

DNV is your trusted partner in developing safe and reliable offshore wind projects in North America.

97 %

GLOBAL OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS

SUPPORTED BY DNV

45 years

OF SUPPORTING OFFSHORE INFRASTRUCTURE

30 + years

OF REDUCING WIND ENERGY RISK

As a global leader in offshore wind, DNV has a proven track record of helping our clients to identify and manage project risks so they can safely deliver reliable offshore wind projects.

 

Why DNV? 

Expertise and Trust. 

For more than 150 years, we have been the trusted partner of choice for enabling safe and reliable maritime projects. As the energy transition kicked off, we were a first-mover to understand and de-risk offshore wind – a journey we began more than 30 years ago. 

Built on this pioneering legacy, we now offer services and solutions designed to help clients successfully navigate the nuanced technical, policy, and societal challenges facing offshore wind projects across the lifecycle in North America. 

 

Offshore Wind Services:

  • Cost Modeling CAPEX/OPEX
  • Energy Assessments
  • Bidding Credit Strategy and Support
  • Project Development Risk Assessments/Red Flag Reviews
  • Environmental Impact Evaluation (screening, analyses, mitigation)
    - Terrestrial and Marine Species
    - Terrestrial and Marine Protected Resources
    - Socioeconomics
    - Acoustic
    - Visual Screening
  • Preliminary Project Design
    - Turbines, including Site Suitability Review
    - Fixed Foundations
    - Floating Foundations
    - Mooring Systems
    - Transmission (HVAC & HVDC)
    - Subsea Cables (static and dynamic)
  • Construction and Logistic Strategy Development
  • O&M Strategy Development
  • Site Constraints Analysis
  • Point of Interconnection Analyses
  • Cable Routing Evaluations
  • Supply Chain Studies
  • Regulatory and Policy Reviews
  • Permitting Roadmaps (onshore, offshore - federal, state, local)
  • Stakeholder Identification and Management Plans
  • Port and Onshore Infrastructure Studies
  • Offshore Wind Training

  • Owner’s Engineer
  • Conceptual Project Design
  • Survey Plan Support
  • Environmental Impact Assessment and Mitigation
  • Regulatory and Policy Review
  • Complex Permit Application Development (federal, state, local)
  • Agency Liaison
  • Metocean Measurement Campaign Design and Support
  • Bankable Energy Assessment
  • Employer Requirements
  • Stakeholder Assessment and Engagement Support
  • Power Performance Test Planning
  • Technology Supply Agreement Support
  • Interconnection Studies and Application Support
  • Construction Monitoring
  • Project Compliance
  • Commissioning Oversight
  • Installation Methodology and Vessel Advisory
  • Port Requirement Assessment
  • Port Capabilities Assessment
  • Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Credit (OREC) and Purchase Power Agreement (PPA) Bid-writing

  • Construction and Operations Plan (COP) Development
  • Complex State Application Development
  • Local Municipality Permitting Support
  • Permit Compliance
  • Agency Liaison (federal, state, local)
  • Pre-Navigation Safety Risk Assessments (NSRA)
  • NSRA
  • Environmental Assessments
  • Pre-COP Project De-risking
  • Acoustic Studies and Modeling
  • Marine Studies
  • Terrestrial Studies
  • Plan Development (i.e., emergency response, oil spill response, etc.)

  • Independent Engineering
  • M&A Technical Due Diligence
  • Lender’s Technical Advisory
  • Energy Production Assessment
  • Tax Equity Due Diligence
  • Agreement and Contract Review
  • Design and Technology Review
  • Construction Schedule and Plan
  • Environmental and Permit Review
  • Financial Model Review
  • Construction Monitoring
  • Operations Monitoring

  • Project Assurance
  • Vendor Inspection
  • Site Inspection
  • In-service Inspection
  • RBI Planning and Management

  • Marine Warranty Surveys
  • Dynamic Positioning
  • Jack-up and Geotechnical Engineering
  • Meteorological and Oceanographic Studies
  • Naval Architecture and Engineering 
  • Independent Analyses

  • Certified Verification Agent
  • Technology Qualification
  • Concept Certification 
  • Offshore Facilities Manufacturing Shop Approval
  • Wind Turbine Type and Component Certification 
  • In-service Certification
  • Life-time Extension

  • Cable Management; Design, Repair and Remedial Work
  • Structural Integrity Management for Subsea Structures
  • Developing and Implementing Peer-reviewed ISO55001 Systems
  • Turbine Performance Analysis
  • Short-term Forecasting
  • Portfolio Management with GreenPowerMonitor
  • SCADA Data Management with GreenPowerMonitor
  • Statutory Inspections
  • Condition-based Monitoring, Maintenance and Performance Enhancement


Who will support you? 

Our experts. 

We have firsthand experience helping developers succeed. DNV has helped our clients plan, deliver, and operate more than 68 GW of offshore wind power.  

We know project economics, technical requirements for the operating environment, the permitting process, and how to navigate stakeholder concerns.

Contact

Christopher Ward
Christopher Ward

Head of Offshore Wind, North America

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Jessica O’Connor
Jessica O’Connor

Business Development Lead, Offshore Wind, North America

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Christian Lindeen
Christian Lindeen

Commercial Lead, Offshore Wind LTA/IE, North America

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Find our team at these upcoming events

 

International Partnering Forum (IPF) 2024

New Orleans, LA - 22-25 April 2024

 

Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2024

Houston, TX - 6-9 May 2024

 

Pacific Offshore Wind Summit 2024

Sacramento, CA - 13-15 May 2024

 

ACP Offshore WINDPOWER 2024

Atlantic City, NJ - 28-30 October 2024

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Key takeaways for developers and operators from the 2024 Floating Wind Solutions Conference

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Preparing for the Central Atlantic Auction: Examining lease areas for offshore wind

A high-level overview of the characteristics associated with the proposed lease areas in the upcoming Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Central Atlantic auction.

 

The State of Maine: A leader in floating offshore wind

Maine is poised to become a leader in both the development and deployment of floating offshore wind.

 

State Permitting: Implications to offshore wind project success in the United States

Competency in permitting of complex, large-scale energy projects within state and municipal jurisdictions is becoming increasingly important in the United States.

 

Offshore Wind in North America 2024… so far

The premier event for offshore wind in North America is the International Partnering Forum hosted by Oceantic in New Orleans

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Floating Offshore Wind in the Gulf of Maine

On-demand video series

 

State of Maine - Governor's Energy Office

Offshore Wind Studies and Reports

 

Certified Verification Agent for offshore wind

DNV continues to support the rapid development in the United States

 

Offshore wind value chain

Remove uncertainties to alleviate risk and simplify the investment decision making process for offshore wind farms.

 

Grid connections for offshore wind

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Inter-array grid design for offshore wind farms

DNV provides inter-array and substation electrical design concepts and planning for offshore wind farms.

 

O&M planning for offshore wind

Draw on our proven expertise, experience and tools to explore all suitable O&M scenarios and find the right strategy for your offshore wind farm.

 

Construction planning for offshore wind farms

Offshore wind farm construction planning helps you take effective decisions early for optimal and efficient marine operations.

 

Sesam Wind Manager for offshore wind turbine structures

Time-domain fatigue analysis software and ultimate strength analysis of fixed beam structures.

 

Front-end engineering and design for offshore wind

Choose the most cost-efficient design concept for your offshore wind farm thanks to our trusted FEED studies.

 

Marine warranty services for offshore wind

Remove uncertainties and reduce offshore wind installation risks.

 

Offshore energy assessment validation

Addendum to the DNV energy production assessment validation 2019

 

Oregon's blue frontier whitepaper

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Offshore optimization whitepaper

The case for power curve verification

 

Offshore wind: prospects within the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico likely to bolster the United States Offshore Wind Market