TY - CONF
TI - Mooring System Considerations for Renewable Energy Standards
AU - Cribbs, A
AU - Kärrsten, G
AU - Shelton, J
AU - Nicoll, R
AU - Stewart, W
T2 - Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2017
AB - Marine renewables have made great strides in recent years. The IEC, ABS, and DNV GL continue to generate standards and recommended practices in an effort to formulate approved processes as the renewable products make their way offshore and into the market. There are many similarities in some of the processes and designs when compared to oil and gas structures, especially when it comes to moorings. However, many design areas are uniquely related to renewables, even within the same field of energy conversion (e.g. multiple types of wave energy converters). As more renewable systems are installed, the standards will continue to transition from philosophical to more prescriptive recommendations. One area in which the lines are blurred between oil and gas and renewable industries is mooring systems. The interdependency between the mooring and power generation systems plays a crucial role early in the design phase. Modeling marine energy converters and the mooring system can be complex due the variability of moving parts, and without proper attention, it may be easy to underestimate the loads and fatigue cycles to which moorings will be exposed. Moorings for these structures should incorporate existing standards and recommended practices to ensure safety and reliability. Inspection, maintenance, repair, and replacement should also be considered. As the renewable industry continues to move forward from scaled prototypes to farms of devices, the oil and gas supply chain will contemplate when to become involved from a financial and resource perspective. However, there are still hurdles within the US authorization bodies like BSEE, BOEM, FERC, NOAA, USCG, etc. to overcome. This paper addresses the existing mooring related standards and delineates areas that need further refinement or conservatism as the renewable industry moves forward with the installation of offshore energy converters.
DA - 2017/05//
PY - 2017
SP - 1
EP - 18
PB - One Petro
UR - https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/OTC-27870-MS
LA - English
KW - Marine Energy
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Fixed Offshore Wind
KW - Habitat Change
ER -