Norwegian technology company Vissim has been contracted to deliver a system designed to optimise marine operations at the 882MW Moray West offshore wind farm, off Scotland.
Under the contract, Vissim will provide its marine optimisation and planning software for offshore wind farms.
The solution includes certification and induction management; permit to work, vessel and personnel tracking within Vissim’s real-time decision support framework, including working weather windows and warning management options – delivered on Ocean Winds cloud infrastructure.
“Marine optimisation systems enable windfarm developers to minimise construction and operating risk, and to lower costs and environmental footprint.
“They do this by supporting optimal use of personnel, vessels and other assets – taking external factors such as weather and wave height into account.
“Vissim systems have been designed to improve safety and cost-efficiency of all marine operations,” said Nicholas Dent, Managing Director, Global Wind, at Vissim.
Vissim’s contract is aligned with the construction period of the Moray West offshore wind farm.
Vissim has not disclosed the value of the contract, which consists of start-up, support and monthly software license costs.
Moray West aims to generate first power in 2024, with an operational life of over 25 years.
Vissim’s work on Moray West builds on the company’s ongoing performance at the adjacent Moray East wind farm.
Vissim systems are now used at 3.5GW of offshore wind farms in Scotland alone.
“As a developer we are constantly looking for ways to minimise project execution risk and to make our operations more cost-efficient.
“Our experience with Vissim’s marine optimisation system at Moray East demonstrated that it can be a valuable enabler for planning and carrying out safe and efficient marine operations.
“The result is reduced HSE risk, lower costs and lower environmental footprint.
“This of course benefits us as a developer – but it also benefits our teams, our contractors, and society as a whole,” said Magnus Currie, Ocean Winds Construction Services Package Manager.