A research and development project has begun that will explore the impact of climate change on wind resources and metocean design conditions for the offshore wind industry.
The 2C NOW project is run by France Energies Marines, the French institute for the energy transition dedicated to offshore renewable energy.
2C NOW is a public-private partnership that brings together key stakeholders in the offshore renewables industry, including Innosea.
The project will study the impact of climate change on offshore wind resource using new regional climate models and evaluate the performance of these climate models.
It will also investigate the impact of climate change on extreme wind, wave and water level events for the design of various offshore wind assets, including subsea cables and offshore substations.
“To future-proof our all-important offshore wind industry, it is critical to identify the impacts of climate change on offshore wind farms, as well as to determine how design can be adapted to mitigate risk.
“As a group we are dedicated to being a key contributor to a successful energy transition, and this project fits perfectly with this ambition,” said Bruno Borgarino, Head of Climate Change Adaptation Studies at Innosea.
The following 18-month long project’s results wil be disseminated to a broad industry audience via a dedicated online platform.