Innogy is using systems developed by Sword Active Risk to manage the construction of the 857MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm off the east coast of England.
The Active Risk Manager (ARM) solution combines ARM Desktop, ARM Risk Express and ARM Risk Performance Manager which are being used by all 70 of the wind farm’s project team.
ARM Risk Express allows the project team, which is dispersed across multiple sites in the UK and EU, to update risks, exposures and actions in real-time and in situ.
This ensures the rest of the team have access to the latest live data from remote locations, Sword Active Risk said.
The interface runs on any browser, allowing access from mobile devices, laptops or desktops, the company said.
Performance manager allows the team to produce reports identifying, consolidating and prioritising the risks facing the project.
Triton Knoll project risk and insurance manager Robert Jackson said: “We chose Active Risk Manager because it offered us the ability to focus on the specific areas of project risk management that we wanted to address whilst retaining the core principles of our risk management approach.
“It is an intuitive and easy to use tool that has reduced the administrative burden on the team. The benefits have been felt across the entire project and reflected in the employee feedback survey scores which have been overwhelmingly positive.
“We wanted a risk management solution that could benefit all members of the project team, providing them with the flexibility to work remotely at the project site.
“We are a truly global project with people based in multiple locations around the world, so being able to standardise processes across geographical boundaries is vital.”
“By systematically monitoring risk we have gained valuable insight that provides stakeholders with a greater understanding of business operations, objectives and challenges.
“More importantly, the knowledge and detailed analysis feeds back into the risk management process allowing us to make improved business decisions.”
Innogy owns 59% of Triton Knoll and is managing construction on behalf of partners J-Power (25%) and Kansai Electric Power (16%).
The wind farm will feature 90 MHI Vestas V164-9.5MW turbines and is expected to be fully operational in 2022.