Offshore staff
HAMBURG, Germany – DNV has updated its DNV-ST-0119 standard for floating wind turbine structures.
The latest version concentrates on clarifying certain issues and making floating stability requirements more suited for floating wind.
Updates have also been implemented throughout the standard based on industry feedback and DNV’s own gap analyses and experience from projects.
Kim Sandgaard-Mørk, executive vice president for Renewables Certification at DNV, said: “Sharing of lessons learned in acknowledged industry standards, such as those from DNV, are crucial for establishing an efficient fabrication supply chain, increased affordability and scaling up of floating wind deployments.”
Kimon Argyriadis, director for Floating Wind Certification at DNV, added: “Reducing costs and at the same time increasing confidence remain the key issues for floating wind.
“Experience shows that certification against an acknowledged and up-to-date industry standard, is the most trusted way to deliver stakeholder confidence. It indicates that risks have been understood and minimized, ensuring quality and reliability of emerging floating wind projects.”
Following the first full-scale floating wind turbine, Hywind Demo, DNV issued its first guideline in 2009. This developed later into a fully-fledged standard issued in 2013, updated in 2018 based on experience from prototypes, research projects and the Hywind Scotland wind farm.
08/25/2021
