Offshore wind : a comprehensive guide to successful offshore wind farm installation / Kurt E. Thomsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomsen, Kurt E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wind power.

Offshore wind power plants.

Renewable energy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (405 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

Comphrehensive guide to successful offshore wind farm installation

Place of Publication:

London, England : Elsevier : Academic Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Offshore Wind is the first-ever roadmap to successful offshore wind installation. It provides a ready reference for wind project managers, teaching them how to deal with complications on-site, as well as for financers, who can utilize the text as an easy guide to asking the pivotal questions of petitioning wind project developers. These developers' planning stages will be improved by the book's expert advice on how to avoid wasting money by scoping out and mitigating potential problems up-front. Wind turbine manufacturers will benefit from insights into design optimization to support ch

Contents:

Front Cover; Offshore Wind: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Offshore Wind Farm Installation; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Preface; Why Do You Need This Book?; Who Should Read This Book?; How Does the Author Feel about Wind Farms?; What Can You Get Out of This Book?; Chapter One: What Is an Offshore Wind Farm?; Monopile; Gravity Base; Tripod; Jacket; Chapter Two: Obtaining Permits for Wind Farms; The United States; Offshore Wind Potential; Permits for the OCS; Obtaining Permits for State Waters; Obtaining Permits for the Great Lakes

Offshore Planning Federal Planning; State Planning; Requests for Proposals; Federal Permitting; The Permitting Process; State, Regional, and Local Permitting; Stakeholder Outreach; The United Kingdom; Offshore Wind Potential; Offshore Planning; Offshore Leasing; Permitting and Consenting; Additional Industry Support; Germany; Importance of Wind Energy for Germanys Electricity Production; Environmentally Friendly Electricity; Overview of the Installed Offshore Wind Projects in Germany; Types of Permissions; Offshore Wind Projects within 12-NM Zone

Offshore Wind Projects within the Exclusive Economic Zone Spatial Offshore Grid Plan; Overview of the Permitting Process; Permission within the Exclusive Economic Zone; Scope of Application; Maximum Number of Facilities; Concentration of Approval Authorities at BSH; Material Requirements of a Planning Approval; Environmental Impact Assessment; Formal Requirements; Decision on Planning Approval/Planning Consent; Discretion of BSH; Permit to Start Building; Approval Period; Decommissioning of Offshore Wind Farms; Other Significant Offshore Wind Markets; Chapter Three: Project Planning

Project Strategy Outline Organization; Metocean Conditions; Seabed Conditions; The Turbine; Health, Safety, and Environmental Compliance with Permitting; The Project Execution Plan; Start of Production; The Logistics Setup; Form of the Contract; Project Options; Do It Yourself; EPIC Contracting; Tender and Contract Strategy; QA and QC Requirements; Human Resources for Installations; Chapter Four: The Basic Organization; Sales; Identify Projects; Tender Projects; Prepare Contracts; Negotiate Terms; Hire Subsuppliers; Prepare Documentation for Project Planning and Execution

Specify All Products and Services Specify Interfaces; Planning; Design Equipment for Project; Plan the Process of Project; Design and Plan Facilities and Specify Equipment; Specify Certification and Other Means of Documentation; Perform Due Diligence on Methods Prior to Start; QA and HSE; Define Interfaces and Requirements; Compliance of Project; Risk Assessment; Hazard Identification; Working Procedures; Supplier Assessments; Training of Personnel; Project Management; Project Due Diligence; Contract Subsuppliers; Build and/or Buy and Implement All Equipment and Services

Set Up and Manage Site

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-12-409594-1

OCLC:

888415268