A5014203997- Offshore Engineering and Technologies
- Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Risk and Safety Analysis
- Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies
- Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
Element Six (United Kingdom)
2025
Cranfield University
2018-2022
Natural England
2022
Abstract Understanding the effects of artificial structures in marine landscapes is required for ecosystem-based management. Global demand oil and gas accelerated commitments to renewable energy development has led proliferation structures. Investigating cumulative these on ecosystems requires data benthic community over large geographical long-time scales. It imperative share collected by many stakeholders an integrated information system benefit science, industry policy. BISAR first...
The growing awareness of climate change and the recognised need to secure energy production has been a driving force behind expansion offshore wind industry across world. Benefits from farms (OWFs) may extend further than low CO2 production. Wind turbine substructures introduce hard surfaces that are rapidly colonised by epibenthic marine organisms, altering biomass biodiversity within local ecosystem. Biodiversity plays critical role in supporting ecosystem processes functions maintain...
Corrosion in the marine environment is a complex and expensive form of damage. It commonly studied by deployment coupons that reflect corrosion structure will experience, thus allowing design maintenance prevention strategies to be developed accordingly. This study stems from lack information literature regarding profiling with respect depth North Sea where important wind farm developments have been undertaken. To address such issue field experiment has designed carried out vicinity...
Offshore wind infrastructure modifies benthic habitats, affecting ecosystem services. A natural capital approach allows risks to nature-based assets and benefits be assessed. The UK Natural Capital Committee produced guidance for conducting assessments aid decision making processes. Development of an asset register risk are key components this methodology. former provides inventory NC stocks, the latter considers likelihood changes scale their impact on delivery In study, suitability...
With single components weighing up to hundreds of tonnes and lifted heights approximately 100 m, offshore wind turbines can pose risks personnel, assets, the environment during installation maintenance interventions. Guidelines standards for health safety in lifting operations exist; however, having people directly beneath load is still common practice turbine installations. Concepts human-free categories guidance control, connections, assembly are studied this work. This paper documents...
With single elements weighing up to hundreds of tonnes and lifted heights 100 meters, offshore wind turbines can pose risks personnel, assets, the environment during installation maintenance interventions. To increase safety lifts, this study focuses on solutions for human-free lifting operations. Ideas in categories logistics, connections, as well guidance control, were discussed ranked by means a multi-criteria decision analysis. Based upon 38 survey responses weighting 21 predefined...