ACHIEVING COST EFFECTIVE WIND FARMS IN

DEEPER WATER
BEN SIMPSON
PROJECT ENGINEER

1 MARCH 2016

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AGENDA

Focusing on LCoE Reduction

Removing Redundancy - Approaches

to Electrical System optimisation and
Cable Rating

Effective monitoring of your assets

Challenges to Operating Far Offshore

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FOCUS ON LCoE REDUCTION

Proactive and positive risk management

Alteration of focus to exploitation of opportunities as well as risk
mitigation
Development of a project culture which targets full lifecycle costs
Consistent measurement and reporting of project decisions on LCoE

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PIVOT PROJECT INNOVATION, VALUE AND OPPORTUNITY TOOL

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WHERE ARE THE
OPPORTUNITIES?

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EXPORT CABLES GETTING MORE FROM THE SYSTEM

Cable systems have not

been fully utilised

Opportunity to remove
redundancy from the system

Work to push standards to

optimise the designs

Potential for reduction in

number of cables or cross
sections

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MONITORING

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MONITORING & DATA COLLECTION

Data Collection

Seek a better understanding of the things we want to know

Ensure any monitoring has a strategy underpinning it
Condition Based Monitoring - Resolve issues before they become
problems

Data Interpretation

A centralised reliability team to monitor trends across all assets

Use of current assets to inform the data requirements for future
assets
Budget for the personnel to maintain and interpret collected
data in OPEX calculations

Not necessarily more data but more EFFECTIVE use of data

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WORKING FAR OFFSHORE

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A CHANGE IN APPROACH

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OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

Challenges
Service techs living offshore
Robust shift planning to avoid CTV / helo transfers
Emergency plans and procedures
Winter working
Cost of weather down time
OEM WTG maintenance vs BOP

Opportunities
Dawn to Dusk working, maybe 24 hours
Removal of transit time
Sharing resources with other wind farms
Increased transfer limits
Increase in availability

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