Report of existing installation, operations, maintenance and logistics model available best suited for wave and tidal applications

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2020-11
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Devoy McAuliffe, Fiona
Dalton, Gordon
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Selkie Project
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This deliverable provides an overview of the current state of the wave and tidal energy sector (section 2), identifying the key deployment targets set by the EU and industry. Section 3 highlights the need to find cost savings in order to facilitate investment and achieve these targets. In particular, the report details where reductions could be found during the deployment and operation of wave and tidal arrays. Given the lack of practical experience offshore, modelling and simulation are a safe, quick and cost-effective way to determine optimal procedures and strategies. The SELKIE project will develop an open-access logistics tool that allows users to model different installation and Operation and Maintenance (O&M) operations, optimising scenarios and reducing costs. Section 4 provides a review and analysis of existing installation, O&M and logistics models available that are best suited for wave and tidal applications. The SELKIE tool will utilise learning from the most relevant tools, including those developed for the offshore wind sector. Section 5 describes the objectives of the tool; the proposed validation and application of the model; progress to date in determining functionality requirements; and the key development milestones.
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Wave and tidal energy , SELKIE project , Operation and Maintenance (O&M)
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Devoy McAuliffe, F. and Dalton, G. (2020) 'Report of existing installation, operations, maintenance and logistics model available best suited for wave and tidal applications', Selkie Project, D8.1 (28pp). Cork: MaREI, the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10468/16209
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© 2020, the Authors. The views and opinions expressed in this publication are the sole responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission.