GL Garrad Hassan has been awarded grants by the US Department of Energy (DOE) of US$ 500,000 and US$ 200,000 to fund two studies. The grants are part of a broader DOE offshore wind initiative which has awarded over US$ 43 million.
GL Garrad Hassan will undertake a detailed analysis of the current and future needs of the US offshore wind industry for port facilities, namely by examining the suitability of ports to meet the technical requirements of the industry for the assembly, construction, and operational staging of offshore projects. This study will also identify gaps in the capability of individual ports to service regional offshore projects and identify potential investment opportunities to boost this capacity. Further GL Garrad Hassan will identify the optimal approaches to offshore installation and O&M (operations and maintenance) for US project conditions. Further, a detailed review and modeling program will assess the costs of employing these approaches so that the US offshore wind industry and other stakeholders are able to understand, minimize, and mitigate their financial and project risk. In addition to the final reports of these studies - which will detail the methodology and findings of all phases of the projects - GL Garrad Hassan will be providing the results to stakeholders in the form of stand-alone analysis tools.
GL Garrad Hassan will undertake a detailed analysis of the current and future needs of the US offshore wind industry for port facilities, namely by examining the suitability of ports to meet the technical requirements of the industry for the assembly, construction, and operational staging of offshore projects. This study will also identify gaps in the capability of individual ports to service regional offshore projects and identify potential investment opportunities to boost this capacity. Further GL Garrad Hassan will identify the optimal approaches to offshore installation and O&M (operations and maintenance) for US project conditions. Further, a detailed review and modeling program will assess the costs of employing these approaches so that the US offshore wind industry and other stakeholders are able to understand, minimize, and mitigate their financial and project risk. In addition to the final reports of these studies - which will detail the methodology and findings of all phases of the projects - GL Garrad Hassan will be providing the results to stakeholders in the form of stand-alone analysis tools.
