Standards for floating wind are evolving. This session will cover the status of current standards in the US and how the regulators are adapting to address the nascent floating systems. As the technology matures, the tools and standards for modeling and design are continuing to improve as well.
Moderator: Walt Musial, Offshore Wind Leader, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Panelists:
Status of floating standards – Lars Samuelsson, Manager, Global Offshore Renewables, ABS
Integrating project certification into CVA process – David Maloney, Head, Certification Practice, Offshore Wind North America, DNV
Role of IEA OC6 in validating design tools – Amy Robertson, NREL
How modeling tools are keeping up with innovations – Jason Jonkman, Principal Engineer, NREL