Based on a consistent process and data model, the project will bring together efficient production, material and quality management processes in a software platform, thus enabling a view of the entire process chain of all parties involved. Together with the Fraunhofer IGP, the management platform is being developed in the joint project using the example of planning and control processes for the installation of electrotechnical equipment on offshore structures, also taking into account the use of modern digital assistance systems.

The aim of the joint project (VP4) is to make the operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms away from the coast more efficient and thus contribute to reducing the levelised cost of energy. A central sub-goal is the integral documentation and utilisation of data across all life cycle phases from planning to dismantling, which is possible for the first time thanks to the diversity of the alliance partners.

With the development of a crew transfer technology based on underwater vehicles that is largely independent of sea conditions, the weather window for maintenance work has been significantly extended, thus solving another key customer problem.

Installation management for
Floating offshore wind farms

Technology developments for an installation management platform

OWSplus - Floating Offshore Wind Solutions Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

A decisive factor in the global energy transition is attributed to the utilisation of offshore wind energy. Until now, such wind farms could only be installed in shallow waters using stationary foundation structures. The key problem of this growth core therefore lies in the development of technology for the planning, installation and operation of floating wind farms, which can also be erected off steeply sloping coastal regions. Floating turbines and platforms require a much more balanced weight distribution than founded structures. This makes the software platform developed in the project for installation management during the construction and outfitting phase of the wind farms all the more important.

Based on a consistent process and data model, the project will bring together efficient production, material and quality management processes in a software platform, thus enabling a view of the entire process chain of all parties involved. Together with the Fraunhofer IGP, the management platform is being developed in the joint project using the example of planning and control processes for the installation of electrotechnical equipment on offshore structures, also taking into account the use of modern digital assistance systems.

Offshore information platform

Development of an information platform for the effective maintenance of WTG parks

Growth core OWS-MV

As a decisive cost factor in the long-term utilisation of offshore wind farms, rational operation and efficient maintenance are of crucial importance. A key problem here is the development of universal technologies for the standardised control and realisation of all maintenance processes.

Based on a standardised and consistent data model, efficient operating and maintenance strategies are to be developed and implemented. As a result, the corresponding expenses will be reduced by at least 25%.

The aim of the joint project (VP4) is to make the operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms away from the coast more efficient and thus contribute to reducing the levelised cost of energy. A central sub-goal is the integral documentation and utilisation of data across all life cycle phases from planning to dismantling, which is possible for the first time thanks to the diversity of the alliance partners.

With the development of a crew transfer technology based on underwater vehicles that is largely independent of sea conditions, the weather window for maintenance work has been significantly extended, thus solving another key customer problem.