Logistic Decisions in the Installation of Offshore Wind Farms: A Conceptual Framework
Mario O. A. González,
Gabriela Nascimento,
Dylan Jones,
Negar Akbari,
Andressa Santiso,
David Melo,
Rafael Vasconcelos,
Monalisa Godeiro,
Luana Nogueira,
Mariana Almeida,
Pedro Oprime
Affiliations
Mario O. A. González
CREATION Research Group in Renewable Energies and Power-to-X, Graduate Program in Production Engineering (PEP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Lagoa Nova University Campus, P.O. Box 1524, Natal 59078-900, RN, Brazil
Gabriela Nascimento
CREATION Research Group in Renewable Energies and Power-to-X, Graduate Program in Production Engineering (PEP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Lagoa Nova University Campus, P.O. Box 1524, Natal 59078-900, RN, Brazil
Dylan Jones
Centre for Operational Research and Logistics, University of Portsmouth, Portland Building, Portland Street, Portsmouth PO1 3AH, UK
Negar Akbari
Centre for Operational Research and Logistics, University of Portsmouth, Portland Building, Portland Street, Portsmouth PO1 3AH, UK
Andressa Santiso
CREATION Research Group in Renewable Energies and Power-to-X, Graduate Program in Production Engineering (PEP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Lagoa Nova University Campus, P.O. Box 1524, Natal 59078-900, RN, Brazil
David Melo
CREATION Research Group in Renewable Energies and Power-to-X, Graduate Program in Production Engineering (PEP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Lagoa Nova University Campus, P.O. Box 1524, Natal 59078-900, RN, Brazil
Rafael Vasconcelos
CREATION Research Group in Renewable Energies and Power-to-X, Graduate Program in Production Engineering (PEP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Lagoa Nova University Campus, P.O. Box 1524, Natal 59078-900, RN, Brazil
Monalisa Godeiro
CREATION Research Group in Renewable Energies and Power-to-X, Graduate Program in Production Engineering (PEP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Lagoa Nova University Campus, P.O. Box 1524, Natal 59078-900, RN, Brazil
Luana Nogueira
CREATION Research Group in Renewable Energies and Power-to-X, Graduate Program in Production Engineering (PEP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Lagoa Nova University Campus, P.O. Box 1524, Natal 59078-900, RN, Brazil
Mariana Almeida
CREATION Research Group in Renewable Energies and Power-to-X, Graduate Program in Production Engineering (PEP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Lagoa Nova University Campus, P.O. Box 1524, Natal 59078-900, RN, Brazil
Pedro Oprime
GEPEQ, Graduate Program in Production Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCAR), University City, São Carlos 13565-905, SP, Brazil
Offshore wind energy has achieved significant reductions in its levelized cost of energy (LCoE) in the past decade, but still needs efficiency improvements. Approximately 18% of the LCoE is related to logistical costs, underscoring the need for optimization in this area. Despite its importance, logistical decisions during offshore wind farm installations remain underexplored in the literature. This article aims to identify and structure the relationships of logistic decisions to optimize total installation costs. A conceptual framework is proposed, detailing logistical decisions and their influencing factors. The results are based on a literature review and survey research for validation with specialists in logistics and offshore wind farms. The findings include the key decisions: port installation selection; vessel fleet selection; installation strategy selection; turbine pre-assembly method selection; aggregate planning approach; installation schedule coverage; storage strategy of components; and the degree of sharing information. The framework reveals the importance of coordinating the value chain in the installation process, mainly due to the influence of weather factors; the logistic decisions, when considered in a systemic view, can contribute to a global efficiency gain in the installation process.
