*** Please Note: If you do not meet the funding eligibility criteria, we will need to collect the full course fee. ***

Date: 02 February 2024
Time: 14:00 - 17:00 
Venue: Online (MS Teams)

*** This module is part of a wide course on Offshore Development and Consenting, and is most suited to those with a general understanding of offshore wind, but are looking for more specific knowledge on site selection, constraints and environmental considerations. Should you wish to book onto the full course, you can do so HERE ***

Course Overview

This course will provide an overview of the technology required to deliver an offshore wind farm, as well as the constraint mapping and site selection required for choosing a site.

Course Content 

• Technology Overview 
  An overview of the technology required to deliver a wind farm. This includes landfall, cabling, substations, and main turbine array. The different foundation types, and the relative implications each have on (a) consenting; (b) data requirements; (c) engineering and (d) supply chain.

• Constraint Mapping and Site Selection 
  This will address the topic of “what makes an ideal site for an “offshore wind farm”. Minimising LCOE and maximising chance of consenting shall be discussed. Specific constraints topics including: water depths, distance to shore, visual impacts, fisheries, geohazards, archaeology, benthic habitats, wind speeds, metocean conditions, sediment type, underlying geology, etc.

About the Trainer 

David O’Sullivan is a Principal Development Consultant at GDG and is a chartered environmentalist with over 14 years professional experience. His expertise includes development activities for a number of offshore wind projects in areas including survey licensing/permitting, stakeholder engagement, procurement of environmental studies and EIAR/NIS and planning application preparation.

James McAteer is an experienced Geologist within GDG, with over 8 years professional experience. He has worked across a range of projects, including GIS development, geospatial analytics, hydrogeological monitoring and mapping and offshore wind site identification and refinement.