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Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| Project Number |
633 |
| Date of Summary |
December 01, 2010 |
| Subject |
Wind Farm/Turbine Accidents and the Applicability to Risks to Personnel and Property on the OCS, and Design Standards to Ensure Structural Safety/Reliability/Survivability of Offshore Wind Farms on the OCS |
| Performing Activity |
Offshore: Risk and Technology Consulting Inc. |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr. Malcolm Sharples |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
November 8, 2010 |
| Description |
The project addressed three primary topics via a series of tasks: Topic 1 - Damage and Critical Analysis of Accidents:
- Task 1 - Documentation of all significant damages relevant to wind farms for
which appropriate information is available.
- Task 2 - Present an analysis of the cause of the casualties.
- Task 3 - Present an analysis that provides insight into the robustness of
the current industry standards, safety management systems, or quality and
certification systems.
- Task 4 - Prepare a Final Report on the Findings and Recommendations for MMS
consideration in relation to Wind Farm Accident Safety.
Topic 2 - Safety Management System Template for Wind Farm Companies and
Subcontractors to Submit:
- Task 1 - Provide a "template" for a safety management system for
transportation, installation, and/or maintenance for offshore wind towers.
Topic 3 - Design Standards:
- Task 1 - Prepare a list of the required items to be established in a Design
Basis document that a windfarm owner would submit to MMS for approval. This
document would allow the owner to site the standards that they are going to
use in the design.
- Task 2 - Build upon the Design Basis document from Task 1 to include actual
calculations/references of what could be used as a detailed design standard.
- Task 3 - Prepare a Final Report summarizing findings and recommendations
Additionally, a workshop was held to further refine the results of
the initial work. |
| Progress |
Completed |
| Report |
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AA
(371.57 KB PDF) |
Executive Summary of Research on Offshore Wind Farms on the OCS, May 2010,
by Dr. Malcolm Sharples and Brian J.M. Sharples, Offshore: Risk & Technology
Consulting, Inc., Houston, TX |
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AB
(13.09 MB PDF) |
Damage and Critical Analysis of Accidents to Assist in Avoiding Accidents of
Offshore Wind Farms on the OCS, May 2010, by Dr. Malcolm Sharples and Brian
J.M. Sharples, Offshore: Risk & Technology Consulting, Inc., Houston, TX |
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AC
(327.41 KB PDF) |
Template for a Safety Management System for Offshore Wind Farms on the OCS,
October 2009, by Dr. Malcolm Sharples, Offshore: Risk & Technology
Consulting, Inc., Houston, TX |
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AD
(235.54 KB PDF) |
Structure, Equipment and Systems for Offshore Wind Farms on the OCS, Part 1
of 2 parts – Guideline, March 2010, by Dr. Malcolm Sharples, Offshore: Risk
& Technology Consulting, Inc., Houston, TX |
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AE
(4.70 MB PDF) |
Structure, Equipment and Systems for Offshore Wind Farms on the OCS, Part 2
of 2 parts – Commentary, March 2010, by Dr. Malcolm Sharples, Offshore: Risk
& Technology Consulting, Inc., Houston, TX |
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AF
(9 MB PDF) |
Workshop on the Role of the CVA for Offshore Wind Farms on the OCS, November
2010, by Dr. Malcolm Sharples, Offshore: Risk & Technology Consulting Inc.,
Houston, TX |
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