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!
PO211: New Port Concepts for Installing Offshore Wind Farms
David Melo, Researcher, Creation Research Group - UFRN
Abstract
The technological advancement in the offshore wind sector and the increasing learning curve in installation activities, are moving projects towards greater distances from the coast. Despite being beneficial in terms of reducing visual impact, this distancing can increase costs for installation activities, which represent from 10% to 16% of the CAPEX. In order to minimize the trade-off impact of distance from the coast versus installation costs, new concepts of port infrastructure are being developed in the market. In this context, this research aims to analyze which new concepts of port infrastructure are being developed and how they contribute to the trade-off distance from the coast versus installation costs. To achieve this objective, exploratory research was conducted using the keywords "new port concept", and "offshore wind installation". The results point to the emergence of two new concepts: mobile port and a combination of floating port and installation vessel. These new concepts offer advantages compared to an onshore port for installation activities, such as reducing dependence on onshore port infrastructure for storage and pre-assembly components, flexibility to move port infrastructure closer to projects, reducing onshore port costs, decreasing distances traveled by the installation vessel, as it can be loaded by feeder ships without the need to return to the port to load new components, and reducing time, costs, and risks throughout the supply chain. These new concepts are still in the design and development phase and have limitations related to the type of foundation used in the project.
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