Offshore Seminar:
Future Operation

Session B11 | Day 2, Wed 3 Nov, 16.15-17.30pm

Session Summary
R3 sites will be far further offshore and will require a paradigm shift in operations, this session explores different options going forward.

• Chair: Rob Waddington, PMSS
• Mikkel Maehlisen, Global Operations Manager, Siemens Wind Power
• William Nieman, Manager, Solution Architects, SmartSignal Corp
• Phil de Villiers, Offshore Wind Accelerator Manager,
• TBC, Vestas Offshore

	Chair: Rob Waddington, PMSS
	Speaker: Mikkel Maehlisen, Global Operations Manager, Siemens Wind Power Predictive maintenance The increased complexity of service operations require sophisticated predictive maintenance concepts based on targeted analysis of data and the detection of defect origin. Applying concepts such as proactive predictive maintenance and operational control of unscheduled services can lead to a ‘zero visit hit rate’, outside of scheduled services. This can optimize turbine reliability and power generation to increase wind farm profitability, especially vital for complex wind farms and the unique offshore environment.
	Speaker: William Nieman, Manager, Solution Architects, SmartSignal Corp Predictive Analytics for Wind Power Applications Wind power generation has the goal of maximising power output while minimising operations and maintenance cost. This is similar to other forms of power generation, but in many ways wind generation has unique issues. For example, the generation plant is composed of many nearly identical assets of intermediate to low unit production value, spread across a large geographic area, often remote from any operations and maintenance resource concentration. The challenge for owners and operators is to move closer to reliability limits while being confident the risks of any decision are understood. To attain their goals and meet this challenge they are coming to realise that they must have frequent, accurate assessment of equipment operating conditions, and a path to continued innovation.
	Speaker: Phil de Villiers, Offshore Wind Accelerator Manager, The Carbon Trust Improving access systems to extend the operating window for Round 3 sites The presentation will share the key findings from a detailed O&M model designed for typical Round 3 conditions, including the potential for significant improvements in windfarm availability, and will introduce the audience to a competition to identify better access systems that will allow safer transfers to turbines in harsher weather conditions. The presentation will highlight the challenges that need to be overcome by the successful entrants in each of these technologies to deliver safer transfers and improved availability.
	Speaker: TBC, Vestas Offshore Job creation in the O&M phase Vestas Offshore is currently operating and servicing a number of offshore wind parks, which have been equipped with Vestas wind turbines, and have previously been responsible for operation and maintenance of other parks. Under current market conditions, offshore wind power development is dependent on public subsidies to justify investments, and comprehensive support regimes have been put in place in important markets. As a natural consequence, there is considerable interest from political decision makers in the employment effects of investments in offshore wind parks. This is not least the case in the United Kingdom, where the largest offshore wind power programme ever, the Round 3 programme, is being prepared. The employment effects of the required operation, service and maintenance of offshore wind parks has not yet been analysed, and have thus been somewhat overlooked in the discussion. The analysis focuses on the short and long term direct and indirect employment effects of the operation and maintenance component of offshore wind parks, with a particular focus on the United Kingdom. Overall the employment effects of the current O&M activities will be presented and the future R3 scenarios will be discussed. There will be specific focus on the direct and indirect employment effects of wind parks currently operated and serviced by Vestas Offshore, with a particular focus on the United Kingdom Furthermore we will present credible estimates of the future direct and indirect employment effects of operation and maintenance of offshore wind parks, based on a transparent methodology, and with a particular focus on the UK Round 3 programme for offshore wind power. Much current offshore wind activity is in the less economic developed areas. The impact on the local and regional economies is therefore of considerable importance. Estimates on regional and local effects will also be presented. The analysis is conducted by Oxford Economics on behalf of Vestas Offshore A/S.