FRONT-END ENGINEERING & DESIGN (FEED)
THE PACE OF DEVELOPMENT IN OFFSHOREWINDMEANS COMPANIES MUST LOOK AHEAD OF THE MARKET TO ENSURE THE BEST SOLUTIONS ARE FOUND FOR CHANGING CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS.
B y using our global footprint, industry knowledge and Group R&D expertise, Mammoet works through complex technical and logistical solutions early in projects to ensure we assist our customers to optimize the final Megawatt price. This begins at the FEED stage, where we work closely with developers, OEMs and other stakeholders to ensure the most effective heavy lifting and transport plan is in place. This allows us to provide practical, customized engineering advice that can lead to savings later in the schedule as issues are foreseen and dealt with during planning. Such early involvement across projects around the world also means we can identify where innovation in equipment or services may better serve the market. This approach will be critical to meeting the growing challenges faced as the size and volume of offshore wind projects continues to grow. CREATING MORE ROOM AT PORTS As the need for port facilities capable of servicing large- scale offshore wind projects grows, many ports will need to explore how they can expand their limited storage space and enhance load bearing capacity to cater for the volume and weight of components involved. In situations like this, Mammoet’s innovative Enviro-Mat creates offshore wind ready ports from mere scrubland. It provides a more efficient, cost-effective and sustainable alternative to commonly-used materials such as gravel, mats or concrete slabs. Once mixed with cement, additives and local soil, it creates a hard surface with a load bearing capacity of up to 50 t/m 2 . Best of all, once the job is complete the surface can either remain or be crumbled back into the ground soil with no adverse environmental effects. So, it can be used to provide both temporary and permanent pavement for storage areas and roads on site. This offers advantages on sites that were not originally designed to serve the offshore wind market, such as container ports, fishing ports and disused industrial facilities, such as power stations.
Some of our FEED services typically include, but are not limited to: • FEED studies to evaluate project viability • Full analysis of marshaling scenarios to support selection of installation strategies • Assistance during the design of components to reduce logistical costs • Planning simulations to assess different fabrication/ assembly methodologies • Advice on local regulatory requirements • Design of bespoke tools and equipment • Ground conditions assessment • Quay studies • Design of temporary structures • Swept path analysis • Storage solutions design • Lift studies for craneage activities • Specialised lifting tools and methodologies • Design of transport frames/ saddles • Design of bespoke transportation solutions
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