Tracks: Health and Safety, Metocean, O&M and Asset Management, Technology and Innovation
Digitization delivering efficiency, transparency and feeding the US offshore wind industry’s own “learning curve”. With appropriate instrumentation and communication infrastructures – “big data” will soon make it possible for US offshore wind developers to virtually build-out and operate their commercial lease areas, simulating all construction phases plus a 25-year operational life BEFORE finalizing their Construction and Operation Plan, to inform critical design decisions such as turbine and foundation selection, turbine placement, and hub height.