Far shore versus near shore

Comparison of a German far shore and near shore wind farm

Company / Unternehmen: Siemens Wind Power A/S
Speaker / Referent: Ken Soerensen
Position: Senior Vice President, Wind Power Service

Abstract:
The tendency is that the big offshore wind farms are being placed futher and further away from shore.
It gives some challenges in regards to Operation & Maintenance.
In our presentation (case study) we will put focus on the differences and look into the challenges that we meet far shore. Examples:
– More complicated conditions at sea
– Lower flexibility due to limited urgent access to onshore facilities
– Very limited access due to long travel time and rough weather conditions
– Each visit to the turbine requires travel time from port to turbine and back which significantly reduces the productive hours in the turbine
– Etc. And we come up with our suggestions how to handle these challenges.