The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) has published a seminal Metocean Procedures Guide for Offshore Renewables.
The guide highlights the meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) information required to support all phases of an offshore renewable energy project, through development and construction to ongoing operations and maintenance, according to IMarEST.
Developed by the IMarEST’s Offshore Renewables Special Interest Group, the guide represents a tool for all those involved in offshore renewables, including project managers, structural engineers, surveyors and logistics personnel based within offshore renewable companies or support organisations and contractors.
Metocean is primarily concerned with quantifying the effects of weather and sea conditions (specifically wind, wave, current and water level) and more broadly on the physical aspects of the water column (such as conductivity and temperature).
Zoe Roberts , Senior Metocean Analyst at Vattenfall Wind Power, said: “The Metocean Procedures Guide provides a concise strategy for ensuring that metocean is not neglected early in the project lifecycle, thus avoiding headaches in design, construction and operation later on.”
As well as discussing metocean strategy, data sources and management and metocean standards, the documents includes a concise list of references, applicable standards and a glossary of terms.
IMarEST has registered charity status and represents the institution that brings together marine engineers, scientists and technologists into one international multi-disciplinary professional body.
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