Deep offshore wind farm planning and cost calculation tools

In planning the installation and operation of wind turbines in the offshore environment, finding new technological solutions is a key element for the economic success of offshore wind projects and represents a completely new challenge compared to their onshore counterpart. The tendency is that wind turbines will continue growing larger and more powerful and will be installed further away and in deeper waters, leading to more complex infrastructures and greater challenges. There’s a proven experience in the planning and front end engineering of fixed offshore wind farms. Promoters and engineering companies have tools for the costs calculation and wind farm planning, that support the decision making process for the investment. In deep offshore wind farms, there’s still a lack of this type of tools due to the development stage of the technology: only two full scale prototypes installed. These tools can help in the optimization of the wind farm and costs reduction.