Bureau Veritas (BV) Certification France has released a Guide on Offshore Wind Farm Project Certification, which allows industry players and experts to make sense of the complex rules applying to certification processes in the field of offshore wind farms.
Offshore wind-farm projects pose a number of challenges. Installations are complex and each site is different. Certification by an internationally recognised body ensures each project meets all the regulatory requirements. The Guide on Offshore Wind Farm Project Certification spells out the mandatory requirements and steps to follow in order to obtain certification.
The guide offers information on a range of topics, including:
- normative and informative references;
- the project-certification process;
- the approach to certification;
- site conditions and design evaluations;
- transportation and installation surveillance; and,
- the measurement of project characteristics.
The guide refers to the certification process described in IEC 61400-22 and is based on the IEC 61400 series, which constitutes the international standard for wind turbines.
To download the guide on offshore wind farms, please go to BV’s offshore wind farm website.
