National Offshore Wind Energy Resource and Design Data Campaign Analysis and Collaboration

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1 Workshop on Offshore Wind Energy Standards & Guidelines June 2014, Arlington, VA National Offshore Wind Energy Resource and Design Data Campaign Analysis and Collaboration Bruce H. Bailey, PhD, CCM President/CEO AWS Truepower LLC Albany, NY

2 Motivation: Coordinated efforts are needed to mitigate or eliminate data-related offshore wind technical/market barriers through a process involving public-private, multi-stakeholder collaboration that addresses offshore metocean assessment, design condition definition, standards, and operational industry needs. Metocean Assessment Collaboration

3 DOE-Sponsored Metocean Project National Offshore Wind Energy Resource & Design Data Campaign Objectives: DOE Contract No: DE-EE Fall 2011 Fall 2014 Assess and Catalog National Dataset and Capabilities Identify Gaps in Data, Modeling Capabilities and Needed Research Evaluate Wind System Design & Operation Standards Recommend Near- and Long-Term Measurement Strategies Establish an Infrastructure for Industry Collaboration & Outreach Project Participants: AWS Truepower, NREL and Denmark Technical Univ.

4 Enterprise-Wide Collaboration Sample of Collaborators Coordination with National and Regional Groups with Overlapping Goals Consensus Building on Metocean Needs and Solutions Joint Publications Dedicated Web Site for Inventory of Offshore Metocean Data Sources Metocean Assessment Collaboration

5 Metocean Data Users Investors & Banks Developers Regulators Manufacturers Design Engineers Insurance Providers Construction Providers Grid Operators Transportation Providers Consultants Researchers

6 Applicable Project Phases Siting Feasibility Studies Exclusion Areas Project Boundaries Interconnection Points Assessment, Design, Permitting Resource & Energy Projections Metocean Design Conditions Geophysical Studies Turbine Suitability Foundation & BOP Risk Assessment Financing Insurance Installation Interconnection Certification Operations O&M Forecasting Navigation Safety Construction, Certification, Commissioning Decommissioning

7 Metocean Data Needs ATMOSPHERE WIND: 200 m Shear, Veer, Turbulence Gusts (3- & 5-sec; 100 yr RP) ATMOSPHERIC STATE MABL Characterization T, P, RH, Precip, Solar, Cloud Stability, Low Level Jets CLIMATOLOGY Means, Distributions, Extremes Time Series Hurricanes, Icing, Lightning Source: NREL

8 Metocean Data Needs (cont d) SURFACE-SUBSURFACE HYDROGRAPHIC Wave Height, Direction, Frequency Tides, Surges, Current Profiles WATER STATE/PROPERTIES Temperature, Salinity, Ice BIOLOGIC Marine Growth GEOLOGIC Bottom Soil Type, Sand Waves JOINT OBS & PROBABILITIES with Atmospheric Parameters Source: NREL

9 Resources & Website Metocean Data Inventory Metocean Needs Assessment Assessment of Standards

10 Untapped Offshore Wind Opportunities Lack of Reliable Metocean Data Risk & Cost Reduction Actions New Measurements Modeling Improvements Public-Private Synergy Research Labs Universities Engineering & Consulting Firms Instrument Firms Ocean Data Organizations Promoters Industry Government Investors & Lenders Utilities Tailored Data & Products Site-Optimized Project Designs Reduced Project Risk & Costs Drivers Capabilities Outcomes

11 THANK YOU