Paolo Giovanni De Bellis
FOWTs: SEASONAL TECHNO-ECONOMIC REVIEW OF CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES – BASED ON HINDCAST MODEL.
Rel. Giuseppe Giorgi, Giovanni Bracco, Alberto Ghigo. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Energy And Nuclear Engineering, 2025
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Abstract
Maintenance in the offshore wind sector is one of the primary cost drivers, largely due to the harsh marine environment and the logistical challenges of accessing turbines located far from shore. Operations are highly dependent on weather and sea conditions, often leading to long delays and complex management. The aim of the Thesis is to develop a methodology able to evaluate, from both a technical and economic perspective, the seasonal impact associated with corrective maintenance in the context of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs). Although it is not possible to precisely predict when a turbine will experience a failure, the proposed approach allows for a more reliable estimation of the associated intervention costs and expected downtime.  This analysis is based on metocean data, including significant wave height (Hs) and wind speed at 100 m from the ERA5 database.
These variables are vital to assess the accessibility and feasibility of maintenance in offshore environments.  One of the main challenges of floating wind power, still an emerging technology, concerns the management of maintenance activities
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