Posters
Come meet the poster presenters to ask them questions and discuss their work
We would like to invite you to come and see the posters at our upcoming conference. The posters will showcase a diverse range of research topics, and will give delegates an opportunity to engage with the authors and learn more about their work. Whether you are a seasoned researcher or simply curious about the latest developments in your field, we believe that the posters will offer something of interest to everyone. So please join us at the conference and take advantage of this opportunity to learn and engage with your peers in industry and the academic community.
On 9 April at 17:15, we’ll also hold the main poster session and distinguish the 7 best posters of this year’s edition with our traditional Poster Awards Ceremony. Join us at the poster area to cheer and meet the laureates, and enjoy some drinks with all poster presenters!
We look forward to seeing you there!
PO176: Utilising IoT advantages for metocean monitoring data sharing, to optimise operatable weather windows and increase wind farm capacity factor.
Richard Yen-Ting Chen, Technical Manager, Miros Group
Abstract
While metocean sensors are already a fundamental part of the offshore industries, further digitisation has proven to bring great additional values to users. IoT-enabled sensors, paired with cloud data platforms, is already refining the capabilities sensors bring to technical operations. An example to consider would be NASA, a long-term user of Microsoft Azure IoT and cloud for monitoring their space station sensors. They continue to benefit from the best remote data access and system configuration, fast and secure data transfer, system scalability, data backup, and best system upgrades. But what does the equivalent setup benefit your offshore operations? By integrating metocean sensors with IoT technology, offshore operators can remotely view sea state conditions at their asset locations, optimise operatable weather windows, therefore minimise delays. This further translates to minimising vessels and staff exposure to weather conditions beyond operation limits, minimising wasted vessel trips and their consequent fuel costs, improving crew wellbeing and safety. In this presentation, we compare the capacity factor of Hywind Scotland Pilot Park, a site with IoT-enabled sea state monitoring systems, to the industry average, where most sites operate without IoT-enabled sea state monitoring systems. In summary, while being 1 of the world's first floating offshore wind farms, Hywind Scotland Pilot Park achieved 54% capacity factor between 2017 and 2022. The industry average hovers between 40 and 50%. "Replacing or validating modelled sea condition forecasts with accurate, reliable real time measurements makes an important impact on our operations. It allows for more precise scheduling of operations and maintenance activities, which in return increases the work efficiency as well as safety of offshore personnel. In addition, there is the potential for a reduction of costs and emissions from vessels having to return to base without completing their work scopes." Mark Boon - O&M Engineer - Hywind Scotland Pilot Park.
No recording available for this poster.
