Exploring Floating Offshore Wind
Tetra Tech’s floating offshore wind consultants provide advice and key considerations for investors, developers, and operators.
Floating offshore wind will open up markets where fixed offshore wind is unsuitable and make a major contribution to the world’s energy transition goals.
As offshore wind heads into a new era, our consultants are already working on major floating wind projects. We’re drawing on our broad range of expertise to support our clients and help shape the industry’s future.
With that in mind, we asked our experts for their thoughts on the key areas for investors, developers and operators to consider.
How floating offshore wind will change the world
Tetra Tech’s marine consenting experts, Nicola Simpson and Ruth De Silva, explore why floating offshore wind is something to get excited about—from its role in the energy transition to the project and investment opportunities.
Seven challenges for floating offshore wind consenting
As the industry evolves, there will be a steep learning curve for developers and regulators alike. Tetra Tech’s Kevin Linnane, senior associate director and marine ecologist, explores challenges and issues clients should consider in the permitting and approvals process for floating offshore wind.
Understanding potential impacts to marine mammals
Floating offshore wind looks set to develop rapidly, but it’s still in its early stages. What questions should the industry be asking around marine mammal impact assessment? Dr. Tessa McGarry discusses entanglement risk and other marine mammal impact assessments that may be needed for floating offshore wind.
Spotlight on site investigation surveys
What’s involved in scoping a site for a floating offshore wind project and why? And what issues must the industry consider going forward? Nicholas Jones, a technical director specialising in site surveys and investigations, explains more about this crucial stage.
Wet storage
As part of our series on Celtic Sea offshore wind, we look at the concept of ‘wet storage’ and how the consenting process will approach this, as well as wider conversations about handling new challenges presented by new technologies, from an environmental impact/consenting perspective.
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