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Really looking forward to #RUKGOW19 @RenewableUK and the chance to chat #offshorewind access #forecasting with colleagues at the poster session. See you at Stand 198! pic.twitter.com/XOqkW6JWKN

— David McMillan (@DavidStrathMc) June 24, 2019

@DavidStrathMc and pretty graphs, on the exciting world of probabilistic access forecasting for offshore operations! Great session on maintenance and reliability in #WESC2019. @eawe_eu @EEEStrathclyde @WindEnergyCDT pic.twitter.com/dPg8fHFCBC

— Sofia Koukoura (@SofiaKoukoura) June 18, 2019

First #openaccess output from ORACLES #offshorewind project. Vessel telemetry, met-ocean #forecast, RealTime sea state all integrated into a single access forecast. Crucially, we engaged with people throughout the decision-making and #safety chain. #phew https://t.co/TFi7aiCTuj

— David McMillan (@DavidStrathMc) May 29, 2019

Excited to be heading to #windeurope2019 to share results from our EPSRC/Supergen-funded ORACLES project. As well as @1CiaranG & @jethrobrowells excellent poster, we will present in a special Supergen side event on Weds April 3rd at 4pm (Meeting Room 2, Level 5). All welcome! pic.twitter.com/EZYEYCa0as

— David McMillan (@DavidStrathMc) March 30, 2019

ORACLES researcher Ciaran Gilbert gave an overview of his work on forecasting including a segment on our methodology. To access slides see https://www.strath.ac.uk/engineering/electronicelectricalengineering/windmarineenergysystemsstructures/futurewindmarine/

So many high points at todays #fwm19 conferece. @1CiaranG superb forcasting overview. @SofiaKoukoura superb Q&A plus insightful quotes. Topped off by spotting @Erik__Salo text to maintenance work for @SPRenewables #WOW #welldone @EPSRC @WindEnergyCDT pic.twitter.com/k0kYNkdNLb

— David McMillan (@DavidStrathMc) March 7, 2019

Siemens kindly hosted our #ORACLES meeting today. As well as catching up on #accessforecasting for #offshorewind we got to take a look at the Newcastle control room, Quite an operation. Also – Spot the @1CiaranG of @EEEStrathclyde! https://t.co/Q3Yktdm6wI pic.twitter.com/8Pcm7GixZN

— David McMillan (@DavidStrathMc) December 3, 2018

Our first major dissemination event was a presentation at the SuperGen Wind General Assembly hosted by University of Dundee. The audience was a diverse mix of engineering professionals, academics and research staff.

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Key to maximising performance is understanding the KPIs, information flows and interfaces in operation. These interfaces are summarised in the diagram below. See the slidepack to understand how we translate the raw data streams into improved decision support on ORACLES.

 

#RobinRigg from shore. Great visit yesterday with @gener8ingbetter @EEEStrathclyde and the RR team. Discussed turning substation-mounted cameras into turbine wave sensors. Improved access= cost reduction! #offshorewind #access #ORACLES #supergen pic.twitter.com/LHjwLNH9DC

— David McMillan (@DavidStrathMc) September 19, 2018

In order to achieve sustainably affordable offshore wind power, improvements in the O&M phase will be needed. Crew transfer is the process by which maintenance technicians are transferred by work boat (crew transfer vessel, CTV) to the turbine and vice versa. The pressure to achieve increased access to turbines implies a greater number of marginal-weather transfers. In order to achieve this while maintaining very high levels of safety, the ORACLES project seeks to develop a new crew transfer access forecasting capability.