COPENHAGEN: Offshore wind energy is a growing business, providing enormous potential to meet the world’s energy needs. But with their structures based at sea, building them has always posed a number of challenges. Now those challenges can be significantly reduced with a new standard for ports and marine operations for offshore wind energy structures.
A relatively recent technology, the capability of offshore wind power is seemingly limitless, with the ability to meet Europe’s energy requirements seven times over*. While largely based in Europe, the development of offshore wind structures is expanding around the world, with China, Japan, the USA and other countries rapidly moving forward.
ISO’s new International Standard for the port and marine operations associated with offshore windfarms will help that development, improving the safety and accessibility of the sites.
ISO 29400:2015, Ships and marine technology – Offshore wind energy – Port and marine operations, provides comprehensive requirements and guidance for the planning and engineering of port and marine operations, encompassing all related documents and works necessary for the installation and maintenance of offshore windfarms.
