Abstract
Europe is the world leader in offshore wind energy. Due
to the European Union's renewable energy and climate
goals and national legislation the offshore wind sector
will develop strongly in coming years in Europe. In
northern sea areas there are special conditions that
regulate the risks in design and deployment decisions for
wind energy production. Moreover, in the current floating
offshore wind mill design concepts system risks may also
vary due to multiple influences of numerous risk factors
in comparison to onshore wind mills. The focus in this
paper is on system risks of offshore wind farms. It aims
to bring a systematic risk management approach into
perspective to support wind farm design and deployment
process under challenging Nordic conditions. This
approach is based on the system lifecycle model, risk
influence factors, and generic risk management framework.
The overall view of the risks inherent in a wind farm
project is presented, but the perspective in this paper
is limited to risks affecting system availability and
system safety of offshore wind farms
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings 21st International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2011 |
| Publisher | International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers ISOPE |
| Pages | 540-547 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-8806-5396-8 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | 21st International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2011 - Maui, HI, United States Duration: 19 Jun 2011 → 24 Jun 2011 |
Conference
| Conference | 21st International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2011 |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated title | ISOPE 2011 |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Maui, HI |
| Period | 19/06/11 → 24/06/11 |
Keywords
- Asset management
- risk
- system availability
- wind farms
