22/10253 - Site Metocean Conditions Assessment for Offshore Wind Farms - Baltic Sea
Following the Climate Agreement for Energy and Industry in June of 2020, the Danish Parliament initiated the establishment of an offshore wind energy island in the North Sea. This offshore wind energy island consists of an artificial island, which is to be constructed on a shallow bank approximately 90-100 kilometers off the west coast of Jutland and is surrounded by offshore wind turbine generators. This will, by 2033, initially have the capacity to cater a 3 GW grid connection, which will later be scaled up 10 GW. In November 2020 Energinet was instructed by the Danish Energy Agency to initiate site investigations and supplementary studies and analyses in preparation for the artificial island and offshore wind farms.
This tender concerns the acquisition of a consultancy service to do a Site Metocean Conditions Assessment in the Baltic Sea. The result of the Site Metocean Conditions Assessment must be able to be used for the FEED design of the offshore wind farm, particularly in early stage integrated load analyses of the turbine support structure.
To establish the site metocean conditions, the Consultant must use industry accepted methods complying with the principles given in the standards and guidelines listed in section 7, Scope of Service.
The Consultant’s report will be issued to a certification body, who will issue a feasibility statement related to the work. Hence, a full certification is not expected and in this manner the work differs from a full site metocean conditions assessment exercise.
The assessment is not to cover normal and extreme wind conditions, which are covered by a separate study.
The assessment is expected to begin in Q1 of 2023 (mid january 2023).
The full suite of tender documents, including tender conditions, scope of services and contract draft will be issued to the prequalified applicants upon prequalification.