No Offshore Wind Farm Without Certification

1. No Offshore Wind Farm Without Certification European Offshore Wind Conference Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Laatsch Dieser Platz ist für Ihr Bild vorgesehen

2. Contents • Certification of Wind Turbines • Modules of the Project Certification • The benefit of Certification European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009

3. 1. Certification of Wind Turbines European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009

4. 1. Certification of Wind Turbines Certification of Windfarms, Windturbines and their components is state of the art and a must almost worldwide European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009

5. 1. Certification of Wind Turbines European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009

6. 1. Certification of Wind Turbines - Type Certification Prototype Test Design Assessment Quality Management System IPE* Type Certificate 4 modules to be assessed * Implementation of design requirements in Production and Erection European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009

7. 2. Modules of Project Certification European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009

8. 2. Modules of Project Certification leading to the first approval of the BSH* for Wind Farms in the Exclusive Economical Zone (EEZ) of Germany leading to the 2nd (Basic Design) and 3rd (Implementation planning) approval of the BSH for Wind Farms in the Exclusive Economical Zone (EEZ) of Germany * BSH = Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie/ Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, Hamburg, www.bsh.de European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009

9. 2. Modules of Project Certification Design Basis (Site Assessment) • Site Assessment • Environmental Conditionswind, wave, ice data, … • Soil Investigationsoil investigation programme, soil data, soil model, p-y curves • Further Items • Load Case Definitionscombination wind - waves • Determination of Rules for materials, corrosion protection • Assumptions for WT: masses, eigenfrequencies, … • Concept for Transport, Erection and Inspection • Specification ofspecific Analysis Methods  leading to the Design Basis European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009

10. 2. Modules of Project Certification Site Specific Design Assessment • Load Assessment • Assessment of the support structure • ULS (ultra limit state) • FLS (fatigue limit state) • investigation of details e.g. for Grouting connection, 2nd-steel • Assessment of the turbine • Marinisation • Are site specific loads higher than those in the • Type Certificate? in case: reserve-calculations European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009

11. 2. Modules of Project Certification Manufacturing Surveillance • Review of material certificates • Inspection of NDT • Inspection of manufacturing processes • Inspections before delivery • Inspection of documentation • Inspection of tracebility of the products The general objective is to verify, that the production is done according to the approved drawings, rules and specifications. European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009

12. 2. Modules of Project Certification Transport- and Installation Surveillance • Monitoring of transport and installation (to and on the site) • Monitoring of weather conditions for sea transport (Marine Warranty Survey) • Checking the components for damage • Inspection of the offshore procedures • Inspection of prefabricated subassemblies • Witnessing of full commissioning European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009

13. 2. Modules of Project Certification Transport- and Installation Surveillance • Transport and Installation Inspection (TII): • Securing quality during transport and installation in terms of the certification and on behalf of the client • Marine Warranty Survey (MWS): • is required by the insurer and comprises: • Assessment of the selected ships/barges and equipment • Marine operations / enviromental conditions Keyword: in the sense of `loss of cargo` European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009

14. 2. Modules of Project Certification Transport- and Installation Surveillance GL suggests to merge the MWS scope together with the TII scope. The combined scope can be performed by one GL inspector on site.  decrease of staff  cost savings for the client European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009

15. 2. Modules of the Project Certification European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009

16. 2. Modules of Project Certification Periodic Monitoring To keep the Project Certificate valid a periodic monitoring is required. • Inspection of the entire wind turbine by technical experts • Offshore: 25% of the WTGs per year to fulfill BSH requirements. After 4 year all WTGs shall have been inspected • Transformerstation: annual inspection European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009

17. 3. The benefit of Certification European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009

18. 3. The benefit of Certification • Fulfilling requirements of the authorities e.g. BSH in Germany: ``Standard Design of Offshore Wind Turbines````Standard soil Investigations for Offshore Wind Farms``(see alsowww.bsh.de for download) • Risk minimisation acc. to: „four-eyes principle“ • Higher qualitiy during manufacturing by independent inspections • Trust worthiness for insurers, financiers and banks European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009

19. 3. The benefit of Certification • confirmation of fulfilling technical requirements will leads to (international) acceptance  Keyword: `security of investment` http://www.greekshares.com/uploaded/files/future_investment_value_2.jpg European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009

20. 3. The benefit of Certification Example for a ship impact assessment rough elements (40 cm) fine elements (10 cm) European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009

21. Thank you for your attention! European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009

22. Your Contact Matthias Laatsch Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services GmbH Competence Centre Renewables Certification Steinhoeft 9 20459 Hamburg GERMANY Tel.: +49 (0) 40 - 3 61 49 - 7729 Fax: +49 (0) 40 - 3 61 49 - 1720 Email: matthias.laatsch@gl-group.com Internet: http://www.gl-group.com/GLRenewables European Offshore Wind Conference September 2009