OPEN FOR BOOKINGS - Floating Offshore Wind Risks and Mitigations
IN PERSON SPACES TO ATTEND AND ALSO AVAILABLE TO ATTEND VIRTUALLY ONLINE - Invite link will be sent to all registered attendees nearer to the time of the presentation itself after bookings have closed.
Speaker:
David Nicholls, Open Water Renewables
Presentation Synopsis:
A key area of risk for floating wind projects is selection of the hull and mooring system. With over 120 different hull concepts available, the process to select the optimum in terms for LCOE, performance, reliability and project execution risk can be daunting.
The presentation will therefore provide a brief overview of the current status of floating wind technology drawing from OpenWater Renewables proprietary database. The application of the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) approach to assessing the technical maturity of these concepts will be discussed, along with a roadmap to reach commercial scale wind farms, drawing on experience from floating oil & gas projects.
A ranking process to select the most appropriate hull concepts for a floating wind project will also be presented, based on analysis of 39 criteria (such as ease of fabrication, local content requirements, installation risk, performance, O&M requirements, EPCI risk, etc.). This ranking aims to identify the hull concepts most likely to deliver low LCOE with acceptable project risk for project-specific conditions. An example based on a fictional North Sea project will be included.
Presenter Bio:
After graduating with an MA (Hons) from Cambridge University, David worked for Brown & Root for ten years in UK, Norway, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. He then worked for SBM Offshore for 35 years, initially in a Project Management role. Then 12 years in FPSO Operations, starting in Brazil as Country Manager, followed by West Africa and then Asia-Pacific (both as Area Operations Manager). Finally, he moved into Sales and Business Development in 2009, retiring as Group Business Development Director. David joined SBM Offshore leadership alumni as shareholders in the independent floating wind consultancy OpenWater Renewables.
Date: Tuesday 14th April
Time:
IN PERSON - 12.30PM in person arrival - lunch and pre-meeting networking. If booking in person please ensure you let us know if you cannot make the event for catering reasons.
ONLINE - Presentation to commence at 1:00PM.
Physical venue (booked attendees only please): AON, The Aon Centre, The Leadenhall Building, 122 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3V 4AN.
PRE REGISTRATION AND PHOTO ID WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION.
TO BE HELD ONLINE OR LIMITED IN PERSON SPACES TO ATTEND ARE AVAILABLE - please ensure you select the correct option when booking.
Booking -
Members (CAN BOOK ONLINE OR IN PERSON) - should book via Webcollect as usual via this link - an invite link with further details will then be sent at a later date if attending online - or you will be registered as an in person attendee if booked to attend the venue on the day. Please ensure you select either ONLINE or IN PERSON booking dependent on which you require.
Non Members (CAN BOOK ONLINE OR IN PERSON UP TO A MAX OF 2 SEMINARS PER YEAR BEFORE MEMBERSHIP WILL BE REQUIRED) - Any non-members wishing to attend should email ianw_g@oilpera.com providing their name, job title, organisation and the seminar they wish to attend so that details can be sent through accordingly.
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Booking deadline: Friday 10th April at 1PM.