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Ørsted Lab works with in-house experts and like-minded third parties to bring innovative solutions to market with the aim of improving operational safety while optimising green energy production.
Take a look at some of our key products below.
In collaboration with Rutter Inc., WaveSignal utilises existing radar technology to track incoming waves in real time. This product enhances crew transfer safety during vessel docking by providing skippers a two-minute wave prediction window and data-driven decision support to optimise wind turbine transfer during low wave periods. The system also works in darkness, rain, and fog, giving skippers more control during critical crew transfer situations.
WaveSignal is currently in use across all of our long-term contracted crew transfer vessels (CTVs).
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Developed in collaboration with Pict Offshore, Get Up Safe (GUS) is a motion-compensated hoist solution designed to help technicians transfer safely from a CTV to an offshore wind turbine.
Guided by laser, the heave-compensated hoist will adjust in length depending on weather conditions – such as strong waves – to eliminate the risk of collision between crew and vessel. GUS has been designed to replace external access ladders at offshore wind farms with an aim to lower health and safety risks for technicians while also reducing costs. GUS is now the main method of crew transfer at Ørsted’s Hornsea 2, South Fork Wind, and Revolution Wind offshore wind farm sites, totalling more than 200 units in operation.
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With this product, offshore technicians can move from a vessel to the external platform of a wind turbine with even greater ease and under safer conditions. The rope transfer system (RTS) is also a perfect companion to Get Up Safe.
The RTS can transfer one technician at a time and is designed to be deployed only when a vessel is approaching a wind turbine. All components of an RTS are kept inside a vessel when not in use. This both protects the system from harsh offshore conditions and makes it easier to inspect components onshore. The system has a maximum lifting capacity of 140 kilos (regarding personnel) and has been designed to work in arduous conditions conditions, including a maximum wind speed of 15 metres per second. RTS is currently in use at South Fork Wind.
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With crane assist, we can safely and securely transfer cargo containing spare parts and tools from a wind turbine platform to the nacelle without any risk of collision. This is especially important in windy conditions as crane assist enables wind turbine accessibility at wind speeds up to 18 metres per second, minimising wind turbine downtime and production loss. Crane assist needs minimal training and is being used across all of our G4, G6, and G8 wind turbines. For further ease of use, this product can be fitted to a wind turbine without the need for retrofitting or upgrades, and it travels with technicians as a stand-alone tool.
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Our specialised CTV mooring rope has a maximum breaking load of 10 tonnes and protects the coating and structural integrity of vessels as well as piling bumpers. To be more specific, the protective covering on the rope significantly reduces the risk of damage to the coating on the back side of piling bumpers, which is a common and costly issue when using standard mooring ropes. The CTV mooring ropes make it possible for CTVs to shut down their engines while moored to a wind turbine, saving fuel and reducing the number of engine service checks needed.
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Patented by Ørsted, the transfer ladder cleaning system is designed to reduce slip hazards by keeping wind turbine ladders free from algae and marine growth build-up. The system consists of rings clipped around wind turbine ladder rungs which will slide left or right based on wave movement.
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Patented by Ørsted, this sensor uses software to detect generator wedge ejection before a potential generator malfunction. This product consists of sensors and cables and uses an algorithm that enables customers to predict failures and proactively plan for replacements, helping minimise unplanned wind turbine downtime while reducing the risk of expensive major components having to be exchanged.
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