As offshore wind energy develops in the United States, port facilities will become strategic hubs in the offshore wind farm supply chain, because all plant and transport logistics must transit through these facilities. Therefore, it is important that federal and state policy-makers and port authorities understand offshore wind's ports requirements when planning future investments. The U.S. Department of Energy tasked the independent consultancy GL Garrad Hassan (GL GH) with carrying out a review of the current capability of U.S. ports to support offshore wind project development and assessing the challenges and opportunities related to upgrading this capability to support the targeted growth of as many as 54 gigawatts of offshore wind installed in U.S. waters by 2030. The GL GH report and the open-access, Web-based ports assessment tool resulting from this project will aid decision-makers in making informed decisions regarding the choice of ports for specific offshore projects, as well as the types of investments that would be required to make individual port facilities suitable to function as manufacturing, installation, and/or operations hubs.
GL GH held a series of workshops, webinars, and phone conversations to gather information on ports and port use from ports officials, vessel operators, project developers, economic development interests, and other industry stakeholders around the country. Then, using a set of regional project build-out scenarios between now and 2030, they mapped out the national port infrastructure that would be required to support industry growth under the various scenarios. To facilitate a more in-depth infrastructure analysis, six ports from different geographic regions, with varied levels of interest and preparedness towards offshore wind, were evaluated by modeling a range of installation strategies and port use types to identify gaps in capability and potential opportunities for economic development. Commonalities, trends, and specific examples from these case studies are presented in the resulting report and provide a set of best practices for U.S. ports looking to support the offshore wind market. For example, the land area required for wind turbine and foundation manufacturing is substantial, particularly due to the large scale of the offshore wind components. The necessary weight-bearing capacities of the docks and large component storage areas are typically greater for offshore wind than for more conventional cargo handling. As a result, most U.S. ports will likely require soil strength improvements before they can fully support offshore wind project construction.
An important outcome of this work is the development of a Web-based port assessment tool, which allows the user to identify ports that are well-suited to specific project needs. Port operators are also able to use this tool to identify areas in which additional investments are required at their facility to support offshore wind installation and maintenance. This assessment tool is freely available to the public on the Offshore Wind Port Readiness Tool website. Read the executive summary
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ReplyDeleteIdeas on Offshore wind energy are increasing and using it as an alternative energy will reduce the increasing pollution. The above article was a summary of D.O.E. (Department of Energy) of United States requesting the GLGH company a report on the country's offshore capabilities, GLGH's work on obtaining a report and a review on the report. Web-based port assessment tool was an important outcome of the report. It allows the user to identify ports that are well-suited to specific project needs. The study was conducted by using a set of regional project build-out scenarios between now and 2030. They mapped out the national port infrastructure that would be required to support industry growth under the various scenarios. I wish the Offshore wind energy project gets to be successful and all the nations adopt to this method in the coming days.
ReplyDeleteThe article talks about the D.O.E (Department of energy) of the united states.It tells about the united states efforts in developing wind energy and how port facilities will become strategic hubs in the offshore wind farm supply chain, because all plant and transport logistics must transit through these facilities. GLGH played a vital role in this project. They gave ideas on how to improvise the projects. GLGH conducted a series of workshops, webinars, and phone conversations to gather information on ports and port use from ports officials, vessel operators, project developers, economic development interests, and other industry stakeholders around the country. GLGH have developed a Web-based port assessment tool, which allows the user to identify ports that are well-suited to specific project needs. These will definitely bring in a new phase in developing Offshore wind energy.
ReplyDeleteIt is remarkable how port facilities of the United States are making strategic hubs in the offshore wind farm supply chain for all plant and transport logistics to transit through these facilities. GL GH definitely play an important role in assessing the challenges and opportunities to support the project.
ReplyDeleteThis project is supported mainly by GLGH. It is phenomenal how the port facilities in the USA are now turning to hubs in the offshore wind farm supply chain. looks like all these developments are going to bring a new side to the offshore wind energy.
ReplyDeleteAs off shore wind energy projects are in full bloom,its natural the focus now would be to have suitable port facilities.Its great to see the efforts being put to collect relevant data and assessing the challenges faced in upgrading the ports.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of increasing the Offshore wind energy for a better use in the field and keep upgrading according to the needs was a great initiative by the Department of Energy. The contract given to GLGH, for research shows the quality aspect on GLGH. The tool introduced in this process is another drastic change, which gives the exact valuation and results of ports.
ReplyDeleteThis article is all about Department of Energy( DOE) Increasing offshore wind energy which is developed in united states of america. This is all about how the port facilities in the USA how they are changing to hubs in the offshore wind farm supply chain. GLGH played a vital role conducted series of workshops webinars, and phone conversations to gather information on ports and port use from ports officials, vessel operators, project developers, economic development interests, and other industry stakeholders around the country.This company also developed a Web-based port assessment tool which helps the users to identify the ports which can be selected for their projects.The study was conducted by using a set of regional project build-out scenarios between now and 2030. This model will bring many changes in phase in developing Offshore wind energy.
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