
Module One:
Market Overview & Analysis of Floating Offshore Wind
- Identifying drivers of demand for floating offshore windfarms and projects and barriers to growth
- Emerging trends and market projections- Floating offshore wind technologies & innovation- Why floating offshore wind?
- Integration of floating offshore wind into the overall wind industry
- Costs & risks associated with floating offshore wind
- Case studies, existing & upcoming projects
Module Two:
Engineering Design, Concepts & Key Characteristics of Floating Offshore Wind Farms
- Key components of floating offshore wind farms
- Floating offshore wind farms vs fixed offshore wind farms
- Key elements of the grid
- Various options for turbine foundations
- Integration of other clean energy technologies into floating offshore wind
- Key concepts of floating wind turbines
- Analysis methods for floating wind turbines
- Substructure concepts and design challenges
Marine & offshore environments suitable for floating offshore wind farms

Module Three:
Subsea Cables for Floating Offshore Wind
- Subsea cable design considerations
- Subsea cable components & parameter
- Array vs export cable
- Overcoming challenges in subsea cable installation & maintenance
- Quality control, assurance & reliability for subsea cables
- Complying with the standards of subsea cables
- Minimizing failure rate for subsea cables in order to deliver optimum performance
Module Four:
Floating Substructure Technology
- Floating wind applicability in relation to substructure technology
- Main floaters concepts
- Spar vs semi-submersible/barge vs tension leg platform
- Concrete vs steel for substructures
- Evaluating the various concepts for substructure technology
Module Five:
Mooring and Anchoring
- Mooring concept types
- Anchor types for mooring
- Mooring line types – materials
- Appendages for mooring
- Concept selection for mooring
- Overcoming challenges and environmental considerations
- Mooring technology
- Mooring risk & integrity management
- Mooring system analysis for floating wind turbines
Module Six:
Engineering Design, Concepts & Key Characteristics of Floating Offshore Wind Farms
- Design method and process considerations
- Design requirements for floating wind turbines
- Ocean wave analysis applied to floating wind turbines
- Wave and current loadings for floating wind turbines
Hydrodynamic design aspects of floating wind turbine platforms
- Control system
- Coupled load analysis
- Model testing
- Ensuring stability of floating wind structure through design
- Topside & substructure concepts and technical comparisons
- Design & engineering of offshore substations

Module Seven:
Project Development, Feasibility Assessment & Operations of Floating Offshore Wind Farms
- Evaluating the end-to-end process of the planning, construction, and operations of floating offshore wind farms
- Managing timelines and ensuring project delivery within schedule
- Resource and sit feasibility assessment
- Mitigating site condition impact on processes such as grid planning, project scale and component choices
- Key stakeholder management
- Mitigating risks and uncertainty within the planning process
- Performance management for floating offshore wind
- O&M requirements, innovation & best practices for floating offshore wind project
- Evaluating key differences between floating wind & fixed wind farm operations
Module Eight:
Installation, Supply Chain, Fabrication & Certification
- Installation methodologies
- Managing harsh conditions during the installation process to ensure successful operations
- Foundation, turbine and cabling installation for floating offshore wind farms
- Planning your supply chain management & fabrication process
- Understanding the rationale behind certification
- Certification levels and modules
- Concept, prototype, and project certification
Module Nine:
Floating Offshore Wind Project Business Case, Business Models and Economics
- Market outlook and investment factors/variable
- Cost structures, economic feasibility, financing sources and how to ensure return on investment
- Project risk management for floating offshore wind
- Emerging technologies and their impact on floating offshore wind business case
- Major offshore wind market player and geographies
- Policy, socioeconomic drives, and regulatory frameworks to foster growth
- Feasible & economically viable floating offshore wind project business models
- Floating offshore wind project checklist – from business planning to practical delivery

10 Key Benefits of Attending
- Gain an in-depth understanding of the floating offshore wind market and how floating wind differs from bottom fixed with regards to the components and the various project phases
- Improve your technical understanding of floating wind technology & wind farm concepts
- Overcome design & engineering challenges of floating wind project development
- Learn how you can mitigate floating offshore wind project risks to ensure project success
- Find out how you can overcome common concerns of floating wind project development such as mooring, heavy transport & lifting and maintenance as well subsea power cables deployment
- Improve the reliability & sustainability of your floating wind project to optimize performance
- Gain insights on floating offshore wind farm installation & operations
- Evaluate the economical & technical feasibility of floating wind farm projects and how it fits into your portfolio
- Improve your knowledge on the economics & business models of floating wind project development
- Hear case studies and success stories of floating offshore wind project deployment so that you can pick up lessons learnt for your current/upcoming project
Join me and hundreds of stakeholders at the Floating Wind and Hydrogen Professionals Group.
