Course Details

Offshore Wind Energy

Offshore wind resource, wind turbine and support structure technology, electrical issues and administrative processes are covered in this comprehensive overview of the subject. (One day).

Course Background

GH has been involved in offshore wind since the company’s inception in 1984 and has had a dedicated offshore wind team since 2000. This team has grown steadily in size and experience and now has a total of over 80 man-years of experience in the field, encompassing most of the technical disciplines involved in offshore wind farms: wind turbine; layout design; wind / energy analysis; marine civils; electrical engineering; and operation and maintenance.

To date, Garrad Hassan's offshore experience includes: 190+ commissioned contracts; 160,000 engineering hours; 8,000 MW of energy yield studies; 6,000 MW of O&M (Operation and Maintenance) analyses; 1500 MW of full due diligence analysis; and 1,500 MW of FEED (Front End Engineering Design) studies.

GH will bring to the course the knowledge and understanding gained through this unique exposure of developing offshore wind technology and delivering support service for project development.

Course Outline

Introduction and current industry status
Procurement
Overview of the development process
Offshore wind resource
Offshore wind turbine technology
Lessons learned
Site conditions and support structures
Offshore wind farm electrical systems
Wind farm construction
Operation and maintenance

Who should attend?

Developers, lenders, network operators and regulators, turbine suppliers, Balance of Plant contractors and other professionals who wish to benefit from Garrad Hassan’s technical and commercial knowledge of the field.

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