Social distancing measures in response to the ongoing pandemic have taken their toll on offshore wind crew transfer. The industry is now seeking rapid solutions to increase physical separation of technicians on offshore crew transfer vessels (CTVs).

According to ORE Catapult, the current COVID-19 situation has forced some operators to limit CTV operations to a maximum of four passengers, where there would normally be twelve or 24 people on board. This is affecting jobs and energy production, due to the amount of work that can be undertaken on a wind farm under the circumstances.