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Once contracts are signed, fixing issues with the transport of structures is largely out of a developer's hands. This course is designed help package managers, contractors and project engineers working in FEED or earlier in the development process explore options and identify potential issues so they can be more confident they've not got surprises waiting for them in the future.
We'll use monopiles, jackets and floating hulls for 15 - 21MW turbines as the base case for an exploration of different logistics models, the project characteristics they're each suited to and what the practical, technical, logistical and commercial considerations are depending on who holds the delivery contract and what infrastructure and marine assets the project has available to it. Participants will gain a better understanding of:
Local vs. distant fabrication.
The logistics considerations of fully assembled delivery vs. subcomponents with local final assembly.
Marshalling and feeder operations.
The technical scopes of work required and who's responsible.
Chartering vessels & the vessel supply chain
CAPEX estimation
Finally, to illustrate the choices faced by projects with different characteristics, we'll look at three projects in very different geographic locations (Scotland, Australia and the Philippines), apply what we've learnt and compare the CAPEX of each.
Level: Industry or prior knowledge is not essential for this course. However, a technical background and basic knowledge of offshore wind farm development will help participants get more from it. This course won't teach you how to engineer a transport operation, but it will leave you with the understanding necessary to plan and cost a transport campaign as well as anticipate common (and often expensive) technical, logistical and commercial issues.
Format: Online self-directed learning, spanning 9 hrs of in-depth videos split into easily digestible 10-20 min topic segments and accompanied by helpful PDF downloads and examples allowing you to progress at your own pace and dip in-and-out as work commitments allow. Content available for twelve months from date of purchase.
Cost: To be confirmed at time of course release.