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TALKING POINT The USA Eastern Seaboard: the sea floor is becoming increasingly congested with cables and other assets Both GeoCablePro and GeoCableLight are including wind farms subscription-based, with information that is regularly updated – giving users the added data set, this service has now been renamed national bodies needing highly accurate peace of mind that their investment as GeoCablePro and remains the fully flexible data on cable locations and wanting to subscribers will always give them up-to-date professional choice, which has been trusted undertake complex analysis and data data and information. by enterprises, governments, or multi- planning themselves. The data is entirely customisable with worldwide coverage, or narrowed down to specific regions of interest, and with varying levels of user access. The software enables full zoom control, views based on various map types, coordinate key-in and readout, cable route planning, RPL (Route Position List) import and export, GIS analysis and cable fault heat maps. Intelligent route planning software GeoCable® GIS Software offers route planning functionality with RPL generation in a comprehensive software package for effectively managing and analysing project requirements. The software allows route planning with RPL generation, full coordinate and distance measurement control, allowing you to plan routes effectively, integration with electronic navigation charts from the UK Hydrographic Office and the ability to integrate with other formats (ESRI Shape File, KML, KMZ, and WMS/WFS servers). www.oceaniq.co.uk www.oceaniq.co.uk/submarinecablemap The North Sea: the waters around the UK and Europe can be difficult to navigate safely WWW.PESWIND.COM 101

TALKING POINT Unlocking the value of your project in an uncertain world Words: Iain Dinwoodie, Head of Advanced Performance Engineering, and Hannah Staab, Head of Strategy, at Natural Power As we come to the end of a turbulent year for the energy sector, there can be little doubt that renewable energy developers, owners and investors will continue to face high levels of volatility and uncertainty. This creates different challenges for development-stage projects and operational assets, but also represents an opportunity to unlock new value. More and more projects are seeking to complement basic PPAs with merchant trading and additional revenue streams such as balancing, ancillary services and power-to-X. 102 PES WIND

TALKING POINT For operational assets, detailed knowledge simply spending time harvesting every quantities of data with no one to interpret and of the current performance of each wind or available source of data can be extremely take action, are both scenarios to avoid. solar farm is fundamental to unlocking their time consuming and may in fact be full potential. Reliable and up-to-date data is counterproductive. There is no point in Understanding the opportunities key to making the right decisions in these financial decision makers becoming lost in unprecedented times. status logs while site operational teams Having created a full understanding of how a focus only on longer term horizons. project is currently performing and being Understanding your project monitored, there are two opportunities for Considering a typical wind project, the key improvement. Firstly, optimising existing Renewable energy projects generate vast and data sources are shown in figure 1. processes and decision making and secondly diverse volumes of data, ranging from high identifying new opportunities for frequency sensor data sampling many A project review of how each of these data optimisation and revenue generation. The thousands of times a second to long-term sources is being collected, if at all, and how first element can be achieved by the project budget forecasts that set out annual cash much effort is involved is a critical first step. team, but sometimes an external view can flows. Typically, there is an inverse relationship As part of this data review process, help identify blind spots or provide expertise between the value of data and the effort identifying which stakeholders are looking at that isn’t available. required to obtain, process and understand it. each data source and how they are using data to support decisions is equally as critical. For example, forecasts will typically be The relative value is also highly dependent on Having a team of experts with no data, or vast delivered by an external forecast provider, but the project and stakeholders involved and has the performance been reviewed against WWW.PESWIND.COM 103

TALKING POINT Figure 1. Typical data sources for wind project their competitors, or has an investigation into For many projects these will be realistic Taking the UK market as an example, Natural enhancing the performance by supplementing opportunities, but for some there will be no Power is observing the following key trends. with on-site data been considered? This could tangible benefit from the extra time and cost be a periodic or ongoing exercise and may associated with detailed analysis and more Dynamic participation in the require very specialist knowledge. value will be achieved elsewhere. balancing mechanism The key question, however, is not whether a When it comes to exploiting new Historically, wind farms have typically set a more accurate forecast can be achieved, but opportunities, this will typically rely on fixed price at which they are willing to curtail what it means for the project. Benefits could expertise from outside the project team. The their output and help solve short-term include ensuring compliance with power expertise may be available in the wider imbalances of supply and demand. However, purchase agreement (PPA) or subsidy organisation or again can be provided by the balancing mechanism has become more scheme requirements; maximising merchant relevant experts. Across mature and volatile, with some periods offering as much revenues as part of day-ahead trading and emerging renewable energy markets, there as £3,000/MWh. Battery storage projects are balancing activities; and enabling more are increasing opportunities for renewable already taking advantage of these price effective scheduling of on-site works to generators to proactively control their spikes, and with the help of forecasts and minimise downtime and lost revenue, and output in order to support the grid and accurate performance data, many wind farm ensuring maximum worker safety. maximise revenues. projects could also increase their revenues. Figure 2. Decision matrix 104 PES WIND

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TALKING POINT Figure 3. Performance Centre Retro-fitting additional technologies to data or enact a change in processes, and the the platform allows efficient tracking and an existing asset estimated impact in a financial capacity. resolution of site issues and automating reporting and communications. This includes battery storage, solar PV and An example of such a decision matrix, for an green hydrogen, to create a so-called ‘energy analyst at a wind project is shown in figure 2. This frees up asset managers, site operations park’. This not only makes the most of an Such a process ensures that the right person staff and analysts to spend more time on existing grid connection, but also allows is focussed on the right area with the biggest improving project performance and more flexible dispatch of the renewable return on time and cost invested. operators can be proactive as new generation, which may be stored during opportunities arise to explore new value periods of low pricing or curtailment. There remains a last challenge however, with from existing projects. so many sources of data and different Evolution of subsidy regimes opportunities to improve performance, there www.naturalpower.com is a risk of duplication of effort and tension As of the latest CfD round, wind and solar between objectives. This risk can be mitigated About Natural Power projects are no longer topped up to the strike through clear roles and communications and a price during times of negative wholesale single platform to communicate, share data Natural Power is an independent pricing. We expect that future rounds will and KPIs is key to facilitating this. consultancy and service provider that feature additional incentives for renewable supports a global client base in the generators to align their output profile to the Continual improvement effective delivery of a wide range of relevant demand. renewable projects including onshore Natural Power has developed a number of wind, solar, energy storage and Electricity market reform expert user systems and has more than 400 offshore technologies. technical experts working on a huge range of The direction of travel points towards a projects covering all renewable energy It has a global reach, employing more decoupling of renewables and gas wholesale technologies, and the complete lifecycle. For than 400 staff across 14 international prices in order to lower costs for the operational projects, we have created a single offices. Its experience extends across consumer. While this will take many years to end user platform that can bring together data all phases of the project lifecycle from implement, it will result in significant related to grid operations, asset management initial feasibility, through construction changes to the business model for and analysis in our performance centre. to operations and throughout all stages renewable energy projects. An example of the performance centre of the transaction cycle. dashboard is shown in figure 3. Focussing efforts www.linkedin.com/company/ Combining this with external data sources natural-power Once the current state of a project is such as market price, weather forecasts and understood and objectives for optimisation our advisory expertise can further help in www.twitter.com/Natural_Power are identified, the decision on where to the identification and prioritisation of prioritise can be carried out at the resources. As well as more active w ww.instagram.com/ stakeholder level. This can be achieved by participation in merchant markets, naturalpowerrenewables looking at the effort required to obtain the 106 PES WIND

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ASK THE EXPERTS On the fly Industrial drones, or flying cranes, offer a possible new way to revolutionize wind turbine maintenance, with the potential to save wind efamrmissoiopnesr.aEtoxrcsitaenddaot wthneeprsosinscibrielidtiibesletahmisonuenwtsteocfhtnimoelo,gmyocnoeuyl,dahnodldCOfo2r the industry, PES was keen to learn more from Mikkel Sørensen, Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Airflight. PES: Welcome back to PES Mikkel, thanks little about our company with you. Airflight is equipment for wind turbine service and for taking the time to talk with us. For a Danish tech company that builds flying maintenance, which creates faster, readers who might not be familiar with the cranes, which are large, fully-electric, cheaper, and greener processes for both name, can you give some brief background industrial drones that can fly with payloads onshore and offshore wind farms. Our to Airflight and your role in the wind up to 200 kg. This model is called the AF200 mission is to optimize wind turbine energy industry? Flying Crane. maintenance operations. Mikkel Sørensen: Hi and thank you for having Our flying cranes are specialized for PES: What kind of items do you me back. I’m excited to be here and to share a transporting spare parts, tools, and special typically transport? 108 PES WIND

ASK THE EXPERTS MS: Our primary focus is on maintenance 97% of all tools and spare parts required for Mikkel Sørensen operations where we intend to transport wind turbine maintenance operations. The spare parts, tools, and special equipment. last <3% of these tools and spare parts are a new propulsion system to increase the This can be done for both onshore and significantly heavier than 200 kg and usually total flight range up to approximately 250 offshore maintenance operations. Our AF200 require a special service crew to install them km. This will unlock onshore to offshore is designed to take-off and land on SOVs and as well. capabilities in most cases and add even even some CTVs for offshore operations. more value to our customers. Our proprietary pick-and-place payload Another benefit of having the ability to fly system can deliver and pick-up payloads PES: How are you seeing the market for this directly from a vessel to the nacelle of a wind anywhere without the need for a technician service developing? Are you surprised at turbine, is if technicians forget or need any to be present. Everything is either how fast the industry is developing? extra spare parts or tools, they can now get it autonomous or controlled remotely. Our in their hands in 10 minutes instead of payload system allows us to either hover causing excess downtime waiting for a vessel and winch the payload down to the nacelle to sail back and deliver the item to the or land on the landing platform to deposit bottom of the turbine. the payload, whichever method our customers desire. However, our flying cranes can also assist in the installation of wind turbines as well by PES: You currently fly from vessel to turbine supplementing the heavy cranes used in is that right? Have you plans to broaden this these operations. By using an Airflight AF200 approach to include onshore to offshore as Flying Crane to transport payloads of under the need grows? 200 kg, workers can optimize the use of heavy cranes for the really heavy loads, MS: Yes, the aim of our first generation saving time and money on construction and AF200 will be to fly most of our operations installation operations. from vessel to turbine. Our battery powered first generation AF200 will have a total flight PES: What is the maximum payload you range of about 30 km which is optimal for can fly? these operations. MS: The AF200s can fly with payloads up to However, we are already developing our 200 kg. This payload capacity includes over second generation AF200 which will include WWW.PESWIND.COM 109

ASK THE EXPERTS MS: Well, this is an exciting question for us. environment among the many other This especially includes cases where I can see that the heavy-lift drone market in advantages indoor flight testing can provide. technicians forget or need any extra tools or wind is about to explode into rapid growth. spare parts. With Airflight Flying Cranes, It is a brand new market with no companies We also have an outdoor test facility in they can now get it in their hands in 10 controlling a significant market share yet. Europe’s largest drone cage. This is a massive minutes instead of causing excess downtime Our goal is to be a market leader in the area covered by a strong net which allows us waiting for a vessel to sail back and deliver industry. Wind energy production is growing to fly in all types of outdoor conditions. The the item to the bottom of the turbine as at a high rate which will continue into the caged area is large enough to include a 1 to 1 mentioned earlier. distant future, especially for offshore wind scale offshore wind turbine landing platform, development, and offshore wind is where we a wind turbine blade, and others which allow These time savings translate directly into add the most value to our customers. us to fly training operations until we are money savings as well. Airflight Flying granted the approval to fly operations Cranes save customers money on wind I am impressed at how fast the industry is outside of our facilities. These facilities will turbine downtime losses, operational work developing. We have experienced an also be used to train our own future pilots and hours, and vessel fuel costs. In fact, we have openness to our new technology that pilots for our customers. calculated with our customers that each impresses me with some of these massive AF200 flying crane can save our customers companies. Openness is something we need PES: What are the main benefits of using up to €1.8 million per year. This will surely as our flying cranes are a disruptive flying cranes for this kind of logistics? revolutionize the industry and hopefully play innovation that will call for our customers to a part in making renewable energy even rethink their operations to implement. MS: The short and simple answer is that more affordable. We aren’t just selling a small improvement on Airflight Flying Cranes will save our an old crane, we are selling a way to customers, time, money, and CO2 emissions Using flying cranes to reduce the amount of revolutionize wind turbine maintenance that while simultaneously increasing safety time the offshore vessels, SOVs and CTVs, will save our customers incredible amounts for technicians. need to be sailing under way, and instead, be of time, money, and CO2 emissions. sitting at idle out in the wind parks, each I’ll break it down a little further here. When a AF200 flying crane can save our customers PES: Can you give one or two examples of vessel is near the target wind turbine, our up to 1,800 metric tonnes of CO2 emissions your service being used in practice? flying cranes can get the technicians their per year. This will help make wind energy tools and spare parts over 3X faster than even greener than it already is today. MS: At our current stage, we expect to receive current operations. our EU approval for flight operations within Finally, Airflight Flying Cranes will increase wind parks later this year. Until we receive this When a vessel is not near the target turbine, safety for technicians in maintenance permission, we are performing flight our flying cranes cut even more time off of operations. The AF200 will fly tools and spare operations at our test facilities in Denmark. these logistic operations. This reduces the parts to the turbine nacelle without the need We have an indoor test facility which allows us amount of time current operations spend on for a technician to be present. This both to tune our flight systems in a controlled turbine downtime, vessel sailing, and tool and reduces the amount of time CTVs and SOVs spare parts winching and craning operations. 110 PES WIND

ASK THE EXPERTS need to be connected to the wind turbines It allows all of us involved to work for a higher some of the best talent in Europe and from and eliminates the need for technicians to be purpose than just creating a good business. It around the world. We are relentlessly near or underneath a crane or winch to lift allows us the opportunity to leave the world developing and innovating the solutions that tools and spare parts off of or onto vessels or better than we found it and start to reduce we can provide for the industry and others. up to or down from the turbine nacelles. some of the negative impact humans have had on the climate and environment. As far as new developments in our offerings, PES: One of the main advantages is of our main development areas are around course that this method helps the green I believe that this is at the front of the minds increasing flight time and increasing payload energy sector keep its own operations of the decision makers in the industry, size. The rest you will have to see and we green, would you agree? including myself. It is our duty as people to launch our newest solutions. minimize the effect of humans on the MS: Yes exactly, this is one of the most environment and maximize the potential of a PES: And for the wind energy industry as a exciting parts of our solution. The wind great life for future generations. whole, what do you think the future will industry does an excellent job at minimizing look like? emissions and maximizing green energy This is a value that drives us at Airflight. We production and we hope to improve these are certainly not perfect, but we strive to be MS: All indications from wind developers processes even further. Our 100% electric better every day. around the world point to a huge increase in AF200 flying cranes will help to reduce vessel global wind installations and development. sailing time significantly while not producing PES: How do you think the market for this This industry is growing at a rapid rate and emissions directly themselves. kind of technology and the service you this has only accelerated given current global provide will develop over the next few years? events. An interesting development, As mentioned above, each AF200 flying especially for the use of flying cranes, is that crane can save our customers up to 1,800 MS: This market and using flying cranes to wind turbines themselves are being built metric tonnes of CO2 emissions per year as a service wind turbines is only going in one bigger than ever before which seems to be a starting point. I believe that as our flying direction and that is up. The market is brand global trend with no limit in sight. This cranes are integrated into wind turbine new today, but in the coming years it will be increases both turbine efficiency and total maintenance operations, we discover many common to have ‘Flying Crane Operators’ as energy produced, but also presents new more ways to save even more emissions. The an everyday part of the industry. There will be logistical challenges for hoisting solutions sky is literally the limit here. a rise in the number of companies like stuck on the ground or sea. Airflight and new, creative solutions each PES: How important is the green agenda to year to serve the wind industry. Within the Offshore wind is growing at a high rate now, those involved in the sector do you think? Is next five years, it will be common to see and it will also be interesting to follow the this changing and the issue becoming more flying cranes in wind parks throughout the development of floating wind parks. I believe front of mind? entire world. Airflight will add critical amounts of value here as the innovations of floating wind add MS: This is a great question, and of course I PES: Can you reveal any plans you have for new value to the world, but also have new can only give my opinion here based on my new products? challenges that we would love to help solve. experience, but I believe that the green agenda is extremely important in this sector. MS: The best I can do is provide a small www.airflight.io teaser. At Airflight, we are constantly hiring WWW.PESWIND.COM 111

THINK TANK De-risking floating wind technology and deployment Words: Z hang Minghui, Offshore Wind Segment Lead, APAC, Energy Systems, DNV Benoit Nguyen, Head of Renewables, APAC, Energy Systems, DNV In this article we hear from DNV on maximising opportunities from floating offshore wind which hinges on de-risking its economics, technology, logistics and operations. The global installed capacity of floating offshore wind, will grow from 88MW in 2022 to 260GW in mid-century, according to our Energy Transition Outlook 2022 (ETO) model.1 1 DNV Energy Transition Outlook 2022 at htpps://eto.dnv.com/2022 112 PES WIND

THINK TANK For perspective, the capacity in 2050 will be and 83GW of floating wind, according to the Many of our approaches are data-driven. 3,000 times greater than that of the 88MW World Bank. France, Norway, Portugal and They use advanced digital tools, of proven Hywind Tampen project being constructed Spain, among others, are preparing. value in other industries, that we can apply to off Norway, which will be the world’s largest floating wind and its unique challenges floating wind farm once operational. Our ETO In the APAC region, South Korea has huge (Figure 1). This underlines the important sees floating wind’s share in total installed ambitions for floating wind. Taiwan has also point that we will keep learning about floating offshore wind capacity rising from under 1% recently announced a floating wind pilot wind as it develops and from the history and to 20% over the same period. In this sense at that aims to add 100MW of capacity by 2026, continuing evolution of fixed offshore wind. least, the future of offshore wind is floating. to allow the industry to prepare for the upcoming boom. In addition, Japan, the Cheaper, bigger, deeper Many floating wind systems have already Philippines, Australia and China are also been demonstrated at full scale and several exploring the potential of floating wind in The greatest barrier to floating wind today is pre-commercial installations exist, or will their markets so it’s a question of when that its levelized cost of energy (LCoE) is come on stream soon. Attracted by the rather than if floating wind will be deployed about four times that of fixed offshore wind. economic and decarbonization potential of in APAC. We are optimistic that the gap can narrow. floating wind, many countries have We predict an 80% reduction to EUR 35 per launched or are preparing open leasing Industries come together MWh in floating wind’s LCoE by 2050, when it rounds for projects. will be only slightly costlier than fixed It is a compelling vision, but how can we offshore wind. We also forecast that the total Ten proposed floating wind projects reduce the technical, deployment and investment cost per MW for floating wind outnumbered seven fixed offshore in the 2022 operational risks for investors, so that projects will decline from EUR 5.7 million to ScotWind offshore wind leasing auctions in today’s ambitions become tomorrow’s EUR 1.7 million over the same period. Cost the UK, which plans further leasing rounds. reality? In discussing these themes, we draw reduction will come through improving what India has been preparing to lease blocks for on DNV’s long standing technical advisory, is already being done, innovation, and some 4GW of offshore wind capacity and is qualification, and verification experience in technological advancement. targeting 30GW by 2030. The country’s offshore wind, oil and gas, and our growing offshore wind technical potential includes assistance to floating wind clients to de-risk The goalposts will keep moving. Projects 112GW of bottom-fixed, ‘fixed offshore wind’, development projects, operations, need to move into deeper waters, further equipment and integrated systems. offshore, in new metocean and market WWW.PESWIND.COM 113

THINK TANK Floating wind has unique challenges Turbine Electrical Substructure and station keeping • Turbine controller • High voltage dynamic cable design • Complex and costly substructure • Power curve impact • Array cable fabrication disconnection/connection • Turbine reliability • No unified fabrication approach • Cable fatigue • Mooring failure • Floating substation Installation O&M Contracts • Onshore crane capabilities • Substructure maintenance • Multi-contracting and high • Turbine mating • Major component change-out contractual interfacing risk • Serial installation 1 DNV © 19 AUGUST 2022 conditions. New technical, supply chain, and commodity risks and exposure due to must not impact tower sections even in storm logistical issues will arise as floating wind uncertainties in the supply chain. conditions. Installing the turbine downwind evolves toward larger wind farms (800+ MW) helps, for example. Standard, out-of-the-box with bigger turbines (15+ MW). A mammoth modelling and testing task lies design tools cannot deal with the more ahead to optimize design, production, complex aerodynamics near the rotor; so, how Getting better at what we are already doing deployment, installation, operation and do we handle these challenges? requires more efficient and cost-effective maintenance (O&M) of floating wind solutions to known challenges. Examples technologies. Clearly, de-risking challenges With turret mooring systems, platforms can include advanced turbine-controller design will be greater for emerging technologies rotate about a point, enabling passive yawing specifically for the floating environment, and that will hopefully help reduce LCoE. We into the wind direction and eliminating the new, efficient methods for system discuss three examples here: turbine size, need for yaw mechanisms. On multi-rotor maintenance to minimise downtime, moorings, and platforms and towers. turbine systems, turrets can also reduce uncertainty, and cost. Rolling out wake effects, but how soon does the technologies at greater scale can deliver Technology challenges platform adjust to the correct direction? substantial cost savings if supply-chain What other effects could prevent complete bottlenecks are identified early. Our research on fixed offshore wind finds cost alignment? What is the effect of any reductions from learning and standardisation misalignment? How should we deal with the Simply repeating what we have already are much greater than from variations in electrical connection, and what is the risk and done, but on a larger scale, will be turbine size. We expect further, though impact of this part of the system failing? insufficient to maximise the opportunities. slowing, growth in turbine size in the next 10 We need more innovation and years. Given the LCoE focus, a key question is Synthetic fibre ropes can be cheaper for demonstration projects to ensure that how floating wind economics, particularly the moorings than steel chains and are more next-generation floating wind systems costs of foundations and O&M, will scale with suitable for deep water. The low stiffness of reduce costs further. Governments can turbine size. Will we see, for example, different synthetic ropes can also reduce loads in assist with direct and indirect incentives optimal turbine sizes and/or types for fixed extreme conditions. Challenges include driving R&D to improve yield and financial and floating offshore wind? reducing the risk of contact damage and returns on projects. ensuring correct installation to avoid Assembling platforms from modular units damage or unexpected behaviour over a Since floating wind is still a nascent industry, that can be made at scale in different fibre rope’s lifetime. there is a lot of room for innovation in this facilities can boost commercialization and technology. The floating substation Joint reduce cost. Challenges include managing In addition to the above technological Industry Project (JIP) spearheaded by DNV the greater requirements for transport, challenges, regional challenges like typhoons aims to develop best practices and storage, and logistics, and adapting the and extreme events have to also be considered. recommendations around the utilisation of approach for varying types of material. floating substations in deeper waters. De-risking technology Meanwhile, another JIP from DNV focuses on A trussed/guyed tower can potentially be the potential use of concrete as an cheaper than one that typically has to be very Scaling up floating wind requires strong alternative for steel in consideration of strong using tubular towers. Trussed/guyed integration between the following: designers towers strengthen the platform, but blades of controllers, towers, platforms, and 114 PES WIND

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THINK TANK ‘By using DNV’s renewable architect tool, we are able to create bespoke and tailored solutions aimed at concept selection for new sites, allowing for more LCoE optimization.’ mooring/dynamic cables; project developers; manufacturers (OEMs) to perform coupled requires early assessment of metocean certification bodies; tank testers; and wind floating-wind-turbine loads analysis. This has conditions that will impact the development turbine generator OEMs. applications including platform design and operating phases. initialization; sensitivity studies; and This is because floating wind is an active additional structural design loops outside of In our metocean assessments, we aim for system and is highly coupled when it comes turbine-OEM format loops. The models audit completeness to produce and validate to aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, structural integrate different learnings for the process data. Work scopes include spot location dynamics, electrical dynamics, mechanical of wind-turbine platform design. reports, design studies for offshore systems, and controllers. Hence the need for structures, numerical modelling of water ‘coupled analysis’ that calculates the internal We assist in the selection and design of chain flow and waves and design criteria for marine loads and responses for each component: and fibre rope mooring systems for clients transportation of fabricated structures. wind turbine, tower, platform, moorings, determining the design and scale of floaters and so on. for higher turbine ratings. For this, we draw We perform multiple probability, or Monte on DNV turbine trend data sourced over Carlo, simulations using a digital tool called It is why we extended our wind turbine design many years; open-source floater data; and SafeTrans to design and operate marine tool, Bladed, to also incorporate client data shared securely with us. Relevant heavy lift transports and installations of hydrodynamics and moorings. It lets us client data includes the turbine rated power, major facilities safely and efficiently using model the whole system, with particularly water depth, environmental data, and other state of the art analysis methods, databases, detailed granularity on the turbine and specific system constraints and definitions. and hydrodynamics. We calculate platform but also considering moorings. We This approach allows the derivation of floater environmental criteria for long transports, complement this with digital tools, Sima and dimensions and wave, thrust, and drag loads. including the effect of a vessel captain’s Orcaflex, that model the whole system, but Deriving the dimensions enables preliminary choice of way points and safe havens to avoid with less detail on the turbine. stability checks. storms. We also conduct a response-based assessment for high variability and To produce a first representation of a turbine In addition to modelling current turbine directionality in sea states. for preliminary design studies, we use a fully models, it is also important to explore larger functional ‘concept model’ representing turbine models that might be used in the In conclusion, there are many big leading turbine models in use today, e.g. an future for floating projects. By using DNV’s challenges ahead. But if we have high levels 8MW turbine with a rotor diameter of 167m, renewable architect tool, we are able to of trust and collaboration between owners, or predictions of what will enter the market create bespoke and tailored solutions aimed operators, supply chains, and public or can be made to order. at concept selection for new sites, allowing policymakers, we can maximise floating for more LCoE optimization. wind’s value for decarbonizing energy and These models use data based on our add value to local economies. experience, data entrusted to us as secure De-risking deployment custodians, and public data which can www.dnv.com empower non-turbine original equipment De-risking any offshore energy project 116 PES WIND

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TALKING POINT Inspection free bolting Nuts and bolts are one of the most simplistic components on a modern wind turbine, but their inspection is often the single largest maintenance expenditure. Inspection-free bolting is a revolutionary new maintenance approach, which is now available in the offshore wind industry through the adoption of bolt load monitoring technology. A wind turbine consists of over 10,000 bolted design aspects and international sales amount as it is tightened. The relationship connections, with around 1,000 to 1,400 functions, it brings together a team with between force and elongation is linear over being classed as critical from a safety and/or expert knowledge in sensors and Industrial the proof load range of a fastener. The unique performance perspective. Failure of bolted Internet of Things (IIoT), and large diameter bolt load sensor converts this elongation to an connections can have a significant impact on bolt tightening technology. accurate measure of bolt load. Each InterBolt the structural integrity of the asset, lead to is calibrated over its full operational load and asset damage and incur significant lost The solution consists of a novel IIoT bolt load temperature range so no on-site calibration or production and repair costs. sensor integrated into the standard bolts or setup is required, completely eliminating the studs used on wind turbines. The sensor probability of user/ human error. To identify failed fasteners and prevent measures bolt load through detecting minute catastrophic failure of the asset, periodic changes in bolt length. Although it may seem Onsite monitoring manual bolt inspections are currently counterintuitive to many, a bolt acts like a conducted in the wind industry. Whilst this spring and is designed to stretch a small When technicians are on site during varies between OEMs, this typically involves installation and retightening, the LED an annual torque or tension check on 5 to 15% of critical fasteners. The existing maintenance regime presents significant health and safety risks as a result of using heavy and cumbersome tools, as well as the typical risks of working at height in offshore environments. The existing practice is also very costly, with annual bolt inspection often costing in excess of £200,000 for an offshore wind turbine. This represents almost a third of the annual maintenance budget, with annual bolt inspection being the largest single planned maintenance activity. To drive down the cost of offshore wind energy, operators are actively seeking alternative maintenance regimes. A technological solution Sedwell’s innovative InterBolt technology is the first commercially available bolt load monitoring technology that can eliminate the need for manual inspection of bolted connections. Partnering with TensionPro, the bolt tensioner specialists, for mechanical 120 PES WIND

TALKING POINT indicator in the end cap will illuminate red or Other bolt load measurement or verification InterBolts, which operate on a LoRa wireless green to notify the technician whether the techniques exist, including ultrasonic network, to a remote network through an connection has been tightened to the measurement, and smart or integrated ethernet, cellular, Wi-Fi or SCADA correct preload. With a clear line of sight, tensioner and torque systems that connection. They have a communication the super bright LED indicator is visible at a incorporate the bolt tightening method, plus range of up to 1km so only one gateway is distance of 50m. sensors to give the operator feedback that typically required to get full wireless the bolt is tightened correctly. However, connectivity for a wind turbine. The bolt load can also be displayed on the these methods are only valid for the InterBolt Inspect app, which features two particular bolt being tightened, at that The InterBolts periodically sample and main screens, list view, where you can view moment in time. transmit the measured bolt load. This data is the data from multiple InterBolts in a table; forwarded to a cloud system where it is and single view, where you can view data Bolted joints have considerable elastic stored. Abolt load samples from installation from an individual InterBolt in more detail. interaction between different bolts as the to decommissioning are stored in a database flange is completely loaded, with the flange so that the whole life performance of the The single view pictured is particularly useful itself compressing and bending to conform fastener can be viewed on demand. during tightening to ensure that bolts aren’t to the mating flange. This means that the stretched beyond their yield point at initially correctly loaded bolt may not still be It is then analysed, with each incoming installation and the achieved preload is at the target load once all the other bolts are sample subjected to an inbuilt analysis close to its target. loaded. This solution allows for full, 100%, engine. Using a combination of threshold verification that all bolts in the flange are at and trend analysis, alerts can be generated The app can be hosted on a client’s handheld target load. A critical thing to ensure the when the reported bolt load is outside a device or can be supplied on the special integrity of that bolted joint in service. specified range, i.e., too loose or too tight. ruggedised tablet solution. The 10in android These alerts are displayed on the cloud UI based device is perfect for harsh operating Remote monitoring or can be sent to operations teams using environments and features ingress SMS or email. Through using alerts, protection to IP65, impact resistance to IK07 The real value of the technology comes in the technicians don’t need to periodically and an anti-glare coating. form of its remote monitoring capabilities. check every individual bolt in the Cloud UI This means that bolt load measurements can to detect a fault. The local monitoring features of InterBolt be captured autonomously and visualised in ultimately enables simple and accurate real-time from operational control rooms. Then it visualised. The bolt load from a single monitoring of bolt load on site, ensuring that bolt or a complete wind farm can be viewed technicians can demonstrate that all bolts To enable remote monitoring, a wireless through the Cloud UI. The InterBolt Cloud UI have been correctly tightened before they gateway is placed on the turbine, typically in is an asset centric system meaning that the leave site. the nacelle. The gateway connects the WWW.PESWIND.COM 121

TALKING POINT measured bolt load is associated with a How does the system differ from other impacted tested to IK07 and has the specific location on the turbine. This ensures products on the market? ability to withstand vibration and shocks that there is a location context to any fault so to 1000g. intervention is targeted. The Cloud UI Whilst there are several mechanical and features various graphical widgets to display electronic load indicating bolting solutions • Inbuilt LED indicators for simple and fast the data: from a graph showing the bolt load entering the market, the InterBolt verification of bolt load on site as well as history of a single bolt, to a 3D model of the technology offers superior performance. connectivity to the Inspect app. turbine with the data overlaid. Specifically: • S upported by a fully functional remote Ultimately, the remote monitoring • W ireless connectivity with a 1km range. cloud system. capabilities eliminate the need for periodic InterBolt uses a LoRa wireless network manual inspection. Instead, operators and which offers superior power efficiency Where can it be used? asset owners can adopt data-driven and range over other technologies. This maintenance strategies. A general industry minimises the number of wireless The technology can be used on any critical trend to use predictive and prescriptive gateways and repeaters required for full bolt or threaded stud which is prone to asset-management strategies are gaining network connectivity on a turbine. failure and/ or troublesome to inspect. For traction as companies discover the benefits a wind turbine this includes tower of applying data and analytics to • Battery operated with a 15-year battery segments, transition piece, blades, yaw maintenance. The potential cost savings of a life. The novel bolt load sensor is an bearing and gearbox bolting. predictive maintenance program for a large order of magnitude lower power than array of offshore turbines can be very high. other solutions and with its high How will it help our operations? Such programs for bolting require the efficiency electronic circuitry and availability of the reliable bolt load data that clever low power sampling regimes, it InterBolt enables operators to achieve InterBolt provides. offers the best in class battery life. The more accurate bolt tightening and battery forms part of the end cap and eliminate the need for periodic manual Through work with the Offshore Wind can be replaced in less than 30 seconds inspection. This will help with cost, Growth Partnership, the OREC Levenmouth in the field without the need to remove through eliminating manual bolt demonstration turbine has been equipped the bolt. inspection, the single most costly planned with the InterBolt technology on the two maintenance task can be removed from lower tower flanges. Live data from this site • Accuracy: InterBolt offers a 97% the maintenance schedule. In terms of can be seen at https://dashboard.interbolt. accuracy and each unit is supplied with a health and safety, this method eliminates co.uk/login, using email demo@sedwell. calibration certificate. The sensor the need for heavy and cumbersome tools co.uk and password Interbolt. features ageing and temperature to be used to confirm bolt load and compensation circuitry and algorithms eliminates the need for technicians to be so is calibrated for life. deployed offshore unless there are bolts that require tightening. And it helps • Robustness: unlike other technologies, reduce downtime, as it monitors bolt load this has been specifically designed for whilst the turbine is in operation so there harsh operating conditions. It has is no requirement for the asset to be shut ingress protection to IP68, has a down for bolt inspection. temperature range of -40 to 850C, been w ww.tensionpro.co.uk 122 PES WIND



COMMENT Taking the weight of a growing industry Words: T om Schumann, Sales Director, LIFTKET In the wind power sector, importance is given to developing solutions to cater for individual requirements. This is one of LIFTKET’s core competencies, with quality products that are adaptable to the versatile requirements of the wind power sector. Tom Schumann repairs and the replacement of turbine parts. plants. Because of the rough conditions there, the products usually have to withstand heavy In the mid 1980s, a new branch of industry The company supplies products for different strain. The main difference in the offshore developed, initially starting in Europe; energy load capacities and lifting heights. One of the sector is that the product requirements are generation from wind power. LIFTKET became standard products is designed for a lifting much higher. Special corrosion protection is one of the market leaders in the field of electric height of 200m, with a load capacity of 800kg required, other painting is needed, and in chain hoists for wind power applications. In and a lifting speed of 20 m/min. Depending general, other materials are sometimes used. close cooperation with customers worldwide, on the requirements, lifting heights of up to For such applications, its products can be its tailor-made solutions are designed near 250m can be achieved, with lifting capacities equipped with stainless steel chains and Leipzig in Germany. of several tonnes achievable with its hooks, to prevent corrosion, while the electric compact products. chain hoist can also be equipped with a more ‘As a leading supplier of service cranes for the robust aluminium version instead of the usual wind industry, nowadays we offer a complete A compact design is essential, especially in plastic caps. service crane that meets the requirements wind turbines where space is very limited. In of the sector effectively,’ explained CEO addition, there is a wide variety of installation Due to the worldwide use of LIFTKET electric Jürgen Dlugi. ‘In Wurzen, around 250 situations to which the product must be chain hoists, global support is of course also employees ensure that thousands of electric adapted. LIFTKET provides a plug and play a major issue. Thanks to its extensive partner chain hoists leave the factory every month, solution for simplified installation. Designed and subsidiary network, the company can all designed, developed, produced, and for voltage levels from 110 to 690 V and 50 or guarantee worldwide technical support. tested with its actual capacity here.’ 60 Hz, the prefabricated installation solution Spare parts are available for almost all can be used worldwide. In addition, all products, complemented by full project In classic wind turbines in the onshore sector, adjustment ranges for beam widths can be support, from idea to final implementation. the electric chain hoist is usually installed as a covered to ensure correct installation. stationary ‘service crane’ and used for The German brand also delivers tailor-made service and maintenance work. It can also be In general, the chain hoist can be adapted to the service and training concepts for its customers, used as a mobile crane, for example for different turbine situations with the use of a establishing a training centre, the wide variety of accessories, with different LIFTKADEMIE. Maintenance work for hoisting solutions for trolleys or cranes. Tube solutions equipment must be carried out by trained and are also possible instead of chain boxes at the authorised professionals only, with theoretical unit, which then guide the chain into the training as well as experience in the field of bottom of the nacelle. Since enormous heights cranes and hoists. They must have excellent sometimes have to be overcome on wind know-how of the special regulations and be able turbines for maintenance work, radio remote to decide whether the lifting equipment is in control solutions with several transmitters can safe working condition or not. The training reduce waiting times and thus also costs. centre provides customers and their employees with the necessary know-how to ensure safe To prevent damage from the load hook to the working on and electric chain hoists. inside of the tower during the lifting process, an electric chain hoist for wind power Three standard training subjects are available; applications is equipped with a ‘rubber Repair & Maintenance, Train the Trainer and sleeve’. When replacing existing unit, e.g. due Sales Training. In addition, a bespoke training to age, the company offers simple solutions course can also be delivered to customers’ that make the replacement of even ‘third- requirements, held either at the training centre party old equipment’ possible. or at the customer’s premises worldwide. In addition to the onshore sector, the company www.liftket.de also offers adequate solutions for offshore 124 PES WIND

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TALKING POINT Humber ports at the epicentre of the UK clean energy transition Words: R alph Windeatt, Head of Business Development at Associated British Ports Achieving net zero is critical to supporting jobs and delivering economic growth and the Humber offers the biggest decarbonisation opportunity in the UK. As a region, the Humber has delivered before, with extensive recent history and experience in supporting large scale clean energy projects. Together, ABP’s four ports in the region provide an unparalleled gateway for the trade and prime locations for green energy generation projects, connecting businesses across the UK, Europe, and beyond. Associated British Ports (ABP) is the UK’s Ralph Windeatt leading ports group, with a network of 21 ports across Britain, including four ports on the Humber; Grimsby, Hull, Immingham and Goole, forming the UK’s largest industrial cluster. These locations already play a vital role in supporting the UK’s energy transition, as they enable a wide range of renewable energy projects such as offshore wind energy at Green Port Hull, the development of large-scale green hydrogen production in Immingham and shipping of CO2 for sequestration. Across the UK, ABP is also making significant investments to support the renewable energy transformation of Port Talbot, to help deliver the UK’s ambition for floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea. WWW.PESWIND.COM 127

TALKING POINT Hydrogen in the UK the first large-scale green hydrogen the UK’s largest blue hydrogen facility in production facility to the UK, the Immingham Immingham, making the Humber a major Hydrogen production is an important Green Energy Terminal. The facility will be location for low-carbon energy production, element of the UK’s clean energy transition, located at the Port of Immingham and will businesses, and jobs. which means that accelerating the contribute at least 150 MW of hydrogen development of the hydrogen economy is a production capacity. The project will bring a wide range of vital component of achieving net zero. The benefits to Immingham and the UK, UK Government’s hydrogen strategy seeks As part of the project, green ammonia will be including eliminating up to 580,000 tonnes to achieve 10 GW of low carbon hydrogen imported from production locations of greenhouse gas emissions each year, the production capacity by 2030. The primary operated by Air Products and its partners equivalent of taking 20,000 diesel HGVs off challenge is that currently there is no around the world. The location will provide UK roads, as well as reducing nitrous oxide significant domestic production of such the required maritime infrastructure and and particulate emissions. In addition, the hydrogen in the UK. Whilst the global green offer good proximity to markets and the project will bring up to $4.6 billion in growth hydrogen market is expected to grow required utilities. The Port of Immingham and financial benefits to the region and significantly in the coming decades, it is still also provides a critical link in business supply provide 1,400 direct jobs and approximately at an early stage in the UK. chains throughout Britain, supporting 10,500 1,600 indirect jobs for supply chains and jobs nationally and contributing over £700 local businesses. As hubs for transport and logistics, often million to the economy every year. adjacent to major industries and sources of This first-mover project stimulates demand renewable energy, ports are ideally located to ABP will invest in new infrastructure, with a and will support the development of a local serve as generation, storage, and distribution new jetty to service the import and export and national green hydrogen market. It will be sites for green hydrogen. Major projects handling of liquid bulk products. In addition an important contributor to the already under way across the Humber ports to handling green ammonia, the jetty is Government’s plans to make the UK a ‘global illustrate the range of potential applications, being designed so that it can accommodate leader in low-carbon hydrogen.’ from energy to transport fuel. other cargoes connected to the energy transition, including the import of liquified ABP is making significant investments to ABP is undertaking feasibility studies for the CO2 from carbon, capture and storage support a range of renewable energy conversion of port equipment to operate on projects for sequestration in the North Sea, generation projects. The development of the hydrogen in addition to electrification to thereby playing a significant role in the UK’s offshore wind sector is already a UK success reduce emissions from port activities as part energy transition. story, and ABP has long been at the forefront of Project Mayflower; a collaboration with of investment and delivery to support this. Uniper, Siemens and Toyota Tsusho. Immingham sits within the UK’s largest Opened in 2017, the offshore wind industrial cluster and in close proximity to manufacturing facility at Green Port Hull has Immingham Green Energy Terminal proposed offshore transport and storage created skilled long-term jobs in the region networks for CO2. The scheme follows on and established a hub for future growth. In August this year, ABP and Air Products from an existing Air Products’ plan to develop announced their partnership project to bring 128 PES WIND

TALKING POINT Across the Humber Estuary in Grimsby, the maritime industry, ABP recognises the vital institutions seeking to turn the Humber into port has evolved to become the world’s role ports must play as enablers in the UK the UK’s first net zero carbon region by 2040. largest base for offshore wind operations and clean energy transition. Ports have a crucial role in CCUS by providing maintenance activity. This project was part of a solution for shipping CO2, which is critical a £310 million joint venture between ABP and In addition, in 2019, the UK Government for regions of the UK that do not have direct Siemens creating a renewable energy hub. published its ‘Clean Maritime Plan’, which access to geological storage. provides a route map for achieving zero Enabling the UK clean energy transition emissions from shipping. The plan reflects It also provides an opportunity for the UK to the need to respond to the challenges of exploit the storage potential on the With a clear need for renewable energy climate change and air pollution to meet the continental shelf for CO2 captured within the generation, there is an opportunity for the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s EU, where the plans for capture exceed the UK to adopt the role as a global leader in target of halving total annual GHG emissions capacity of available storage. In October, ABP addressing climate change and achieving from international shipping by 2050. announced that the company will be working greater sustainability to ensure that we can with Harbour Energy to develop a CO2 import preserve the world for future generations. To deliver these plans, major investments in terminal at the Port of Immingham, the UK’s infrastructure and incentives are needed, to largest port by tonnage. This will link to As part of its commitment to combating help transform the maritime industry. When it Harbour Energy’s Viking CCS (formerly V Net climate change, the UK Government has comes to finding the best locations for onshore Zero), the CO2 transport and storage network. committed to reaching net zero greenhouse wind and solar projects, ports are increasingly gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. To achieve important with 17 of ABP’s 21 ports now The energy transition provides both a this, support from traditional industry hosting onsite renewable energy projects generational opportunity to deliver clean and sectors is critical, to be able to save the helping to reduce emissions and generate secure energy and at the same time the planet whilst creating new jobs through clean energy for port users and the grid. chance to level up the UK economy in the innovation and green technologies. process. Getting to net zero will require close The Humber is also among the leading collaboration between Government, On the Humber, there are multiple nationally centres for developing carbon capture, businesses, and the Humber region, as the critical energy and decarbonisation projects, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) technology UK’s leading industry cluster. ABP’s ports which need to be delivered for the UK to that will be critical for reducing industrial benefit from the experience and strategic achieve its ambitious target. These cover a emissions. An example of this is Zero Carbon locations to enable this energy transition. wide range from carbon capture and storage Humber, a consortium of energy and to green hydrogen. As a leader in the industrial companies and academic www.abpports.co.uk WWW.PESWIND.COM 129

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