The study will provided guidance to BOEMRE on the direction and intent of its proposed approach to overseeing the development and safe operation of offshore wind turbines.
The study will provided findings regarding:
Task 1 - Standards and Practices: The applicability and adequacy of existing standards and practices for the design, fabrication, and installation of offshore wind turbines.
Task 2 - Role of Certified Verification Agents (CVAs): The expected role of the CVA in identifying standards to be used (including determining the compatibility - the acceptability of mixing and matching - of standards from different sources), and the expected role of the CVA in conducting monitoring and onsite inspections to verify compliance with the standards.
Task 3 - CVA Qualifications: The expected experience level, technical skills and capabilities, and support equipment and computer hardware/software needed to be considered a qualified CVA.
The focus of the study was limited to the safety of structural and operational characteristics of offshore wind turbines, including turbine design, fabrication, and installation.
The project is complete and the Final Report is posted below.