ForeCoast® Marine projects

ForeCoast® Marine
Projects

ForeCoast^® Marine is helping organisations across the globe to optimise their offshore wind farm projects and technologies, minimise risks and maximise returns throughout their entire lifecycle. Here are just some of the ForeCoast^® Marine projects supported by our team of specialist metocean scientists.

Subsea technology assessment

ForeCoast^® Marine was selected by Quoceant to showcase its Q-Connect system, a quick connection solution for moorings and electrical cables in marine renewable devices. The system's performance, costs, timelines, and environmental impact were evaluated against traditional connection methods.

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Construction and strategy development

ForeCoast^® Marine was selected by Inch Cape Offshore Limited to inform the installation phases of the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm. The software was used to simulate the project’s key offshore asset-component installation phases including: foundations, inter-array cables, offshore substation platforms, export cables and wind turbine generators.

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Offshore wind charging vessel simulation

ForeCoast^® Marine was used to simulate the operation of a mothership charging vessel, hosting a number of electric CTVs. The associated emissions and financial metrics were then compared to those of traditional vessels, allowing the environmental and economic feasibility of this disruptive innovation to be assessed.

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Hybrid autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) route optimisation

Modus Seabed Intervention Ltd selected ForeCoast^® Marine to help optimise the operation of its Hybrid AUV. The software was used to develop an advanced artificial intelligence-based scheduling algorithm to enable efficient task prioritisation and routing of the AUV and to support day-to-day decision making with respect to the timing and sequencing of operations.

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Installation and O&M strategy optimisation

In partnership with ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) and the Met Office, ForeCoast^® Marine was used at Wikinger offshore wind farm to manage live metocean risks during the installation process. It was also used to explore the impacts of different installation and O&M strategies on project financials and health and safety considerations for East Anglia ONE.

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Future climate planning

ForeCoast^® Marine was used to investigate the impacts of climate change on operations at two UK ports. Using real operational information with past and future climate metocean data, ForeCoast® Marine was used to simulate key operations, their inter-dependencies and associated metocean constraints. Comparing the outputs allowed us to visualise how climate change may impact these operations in the future.

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O&M strategy optimisation

ForeCoast^® Marine was selected by Bibby Marine Limited to support the HoHe See, Gwynt y Môr, and Galloper offshore wind farms by optimising service operation vessel (SOV) O&M strategies.

Construction strategy optimisation and monitoring

ForeCoast^® Marine supported the foundation and wind turbine generator construction of Rampion offshore wind farm by providing metocean planning and vessel strategy optimisation. It also forecasted and monitored weekly construction progress, allowing for responsive decision-making and mitigation of potential delays.

Construction and O&M strategy optimisation

ForeCoast^® Marine played a key role in a successful Japanese floating offshore wind farm leasing bid. It was used to simulate and optimise construction and O&M stages, providing valuable insights into the proposed design and operational strategies.

O&M strategy optimisation

ForeCoast^® Marine was used to support a leasing bid for a floating offshore wind farm in South Korea. It was used to simulate and optimise the project’s O&M stages, offering crucial insights into the proposed design and operational strategies.

Subsea cable lay analysis

Global Marine Group utilised ForeCoast^® Marine software for the simulation of subsea cable laying operations between Westray and Rousay in the Orkney Islands. The software provided strategic support by optimising installation strategies, ensuring efficient planning and execution under various environmental conditions.