Offshore Wind Abbreviations

AEP Annual Energy Production

BoP Balance of Plant

CfD Contracts for Difference

CTV Crew Transfer Vessel

COD Commercial Operations Date

DP Dynamic Positioning

EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone

ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

ESO Electricity System Operator

FEED Front End Engineering and Design

FID Final Investment Decision

FiT Feed-In Tariff

Flidar Floating Light Detection and Ranging

FOW Floating Offshore Wind

FRT Fault Ride-Through

FTE Full-Time Equivalent

GBS Gravity Base Structure

GIS Geographical Information System

GVA Gross Value Added

GW Gigawatt

GWA Global Wind Atlas

GWEC Global Wind Energy Council

GWh Gigawatt hour

GWO Global Wind Organization

G+ G+ Offshore Wind Health and Safety Association

HAWT Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine

H&S Health and Safety

HDD Horizontal Directional Drilling

Hs Significant Wave Height

HVAC High Voltage Alternating Current

HVDC High Voltage Direct Current

IEA International Energy Agency

IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPP Independent Power Producer

IRENA International Renewable Energy Agency

LAT Lowest Astronomical Tide

LCoE Levelized Cost of Electricity

Lidar Light Detection and Ranging

Met Mast Meteorological Mast

MSL Mean Sea Level

MSP Maritime Spatial Planning

MW Megawatt

MWh Megawatt hour

NCF Net Capacity Factor

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

OFTO Offshore Transmission Owner

O&M Operation and Maintenance

OSS Offshore Substation

OWF Offshore Wind Farm

PMG Permanent Magnet Generator

PPA Power Purchase Agreement

ROV Remotely Operated Vehicle

SAR Search and Rescue

SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

Semi-sub Semi-submersible Floating Foundation

SOLAS Safety of Life at Sea Regulations

SOV Service Operations Vessel

TEC Transmission Entry Capacity

TLP Tension Leg Platform

TP Transition Piece

TSO Transmission System Operator

UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UXO Unexploded Ordnance

WACC Weighted Average Cost of Capital

WTG Wind Turbine Generator

ZVI Zone of Visual Influence