Increasing accessibility by implementing the far offshore transfer vessel: a systems engineering approach

The accessibility in far offshore wind farms during unplanned maintenance is reported to be insufficient. This system largely consists of daughter craft, small vessels that increase the multitasking capabilities of an SOV. The goal of this research is to improve the accessibility to ultimately increase turbine availability, which is proven in...

Applying a Needs Analysis to promote Daughter Craft for year-round access to far-offshore wind turbines: A comparative assessment of the transfer phase

New offshore wind farms are moving farther away from the shore; to locations characterised by adverse weather conditions. This challenges current maintenance strategies because, besides being further from shore, far-offshore wind turbines need more frequent maintenance and must be accessed in rougher weather conditions. Service Operation Vessels...