Hurricane Force: 5 Natural Hazards Risks Affecting Offshore Wind Structure Design
How would offshore wind farms fare in hurricane conditions? Our Global Renewables team examines five risks affecting their structural design.
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De-Risking Solutions for Offshore Wind Farm's Operational Lifecycle
Built on a foundation of leadership in maritime and offshore technical consultancy services, ABS Group specializes in providing a range of risk management services to support offshore wind developers throughout the planning, design and engineering, and operation phases of an offshore wind farm.
We help owners, operators and developers de-risk their offshore wind projects through identification and mitigation optimized for cost-effectiveness and impact to the enterprise. Our clients are equipped to make risk-informed decisions regarding a single development or a portfolio of floating wind projects.
ABS Group’s offshore wind farm full lifecycle approach for critical infrastructure allows our offshore wind consultants to approach projects holistically, providing tailored services, including OT cybersecurity, offshore wind engineering services, and offshore risk analysis, that seamlessly meet the unique requirements of industry.
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Key Offshore Wind Services
Offshore Wind Engineering
We understand the importance of offshore wind design and building offshore wind farms to the highest industry standards. We offer engineering assessment, stamp, and verification services to ensure project success.
Offshore Wind Cybersecurity
Our OT cybersecurity experts work closely with our clients to assess and evaluate potential cyber risks and help implement effective security measures to safeguard their assets.
Offshore Risk Analysis
Our risk services team can navigate the complex permitting process related to offshore wind, ultimately ensuring your farm is built in the right location with the right logistics.
Full Lifecycle solutions for Offshore Wind Farms
Planning and Permitting
- Assessment of natural hazards to floating and fixed offshore wind facilities
- Compliance and conformance inspections and audits
- Condition surveys and inspections supporting offshore wind construction
- OT Cybersecurity program development and management
- OT Cybersecurity/vendor management planning
- Design concept comparison and evaluation
- Development and selection of floating and structural standards
- Engineering and construction reviews of fixed and floating wind structures
- Engineering research and development
- Navigation safety risk assessment in support of construction and operations plans
- Pre-auction advice concerning site-related risk
- Remote surveys, audits, marine regulatory gap analyses
- Risks to permitting related to site layouts
- Supply chain risk management
- Sustainability service
- Technical reviews and design analysis
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Offshore Wind Design and Engineering
- OT Cyber inspection and test process
- Detailed Risk Assessment (DRA) for co-located energy storage
- Input to design for reliability / maintainability
- Owners representative
- Project management
- Risk Mitigation Plan (RMP) for co-located energy storage
- Supply chain risk management
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Offshore Wind Operations
- Aging asset life extension
- Asset Integrity Management (AIM) / Mechanical Integrity (MI) program gap analysis
- Offshore Wind Asset Management
- Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) data remediation
- Cybersecurity Risk Management Strategy
- OT Cyber Hardening
- OT Cyber Identity and Access Management
- OT Cyber Incident Response Planning
- OT Cyber Managed Detection and Response
- OT Cyber Managed Services
- OT Cyber Maturity Assessment
- OT Cyber Penetration Testing
- OT Cyber Policy Development
- Regulatory requirements audit
- Rerate / repair / alteration calculations
- OT Cyber Whitelisting
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Featured Offshore Wind Projects
Design Verification for Floating Wind Platform
Learn how our power and energy team provided third-party design verification and certification services for an offshore wind advanced technology demonstration project.
Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Risk Assessment
ABS Group was selected to perform a Major Accident Hazard Design Risk Assessment (MAH DRA) on RWE’s flagship 1.4 gigawatt Sofia Offshore Wind Farm project.
Advancing Offshore Wind Technology in Taiwan
Discover how we partnered with leading Taiwanese research, testing and certification bodies to further offshore wind capabilities.
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Offshore Wind Lifecycle: What You Need to Know
Offshore wind turbines must be managed carefully throughout their lifecycle to perform with maximum safety and efficiency. Discover how a risk-based approach offers increased ROI.
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Lessons Learned from First US Offshore Wind Farm: Design, Manufacturing and Construction
Our Renewable Energy team presents lessons learned during our work as the Certified Verification Agent for the first U.S. offshore wind farm.
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