Offshore Operators Committee (OOC) Feedback Form for Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI) Wind Energy Research Roadmap Refresh
The OESI Research Roadmap is an essential tool to categorize and convey areas for ocean energy related safety research that can have a positive impact on safety performance in the United States. This form is utilized to collect ocean energy stakeholder input for candidate updates to the OESI Wind Energy Research Roadmap (found at: https://oesi.tamu.edu/research/).  This stakeholder outreach effort seeks to allow for broad input during the OESI's roadmap refresh process that helps ensure that the OESI Research Roadmap remains relevant.  The OESI roadmap refresh process involves several steps to ensure systematic collection, assessment and discussion of potential roadmap updates.  This Offshore Operators Committee seeking stakeholders’ feedback form is the first and most critical step in the OESI research roadmap refresh process.  

This input form should take approximately 10 to 45 minutes to complete, depending on the amount of feedback.
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What is OESI? 

The Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI) is a consortium of industry, national labs, non-governmental organizations and academia created to develop the technology and workforce needed for increased energy production that is safer, more sustainable and more cost-effective.

Objectives

  • Develop knowledge, technologies and training that increase the nation’s ability to produce energy from oceanic resources safely and sustainably

  • Increase U.S. energy security, support jobs and increase economic activity through responsible and sustainable ocean energy development

  • Engage the very best technologists, managers, facilities, and standard and policy developers efficiently and collaboratively

OESI Overview
What is your contact email address? *
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What organization are you affiliated with? *
Which stakeholder category best describes you? *
OESI Research Roadmap Terminology

Each application roadmap consists of two key components: Targets and Strategic Pathways. 

  • Targets are long-term outcomes, including destinations, linked to the OESI vision and objectives.
  • Strategic Pathways are paths to achieve these targets. 

Stakeholder Input Process 
  1. Fill out the stakeholder demographical information above
  2. Answer the Target and Strategic Pathway-specific questions below for any of the Wind Energy Research Roadmap components you wish to provide feedback on
  3. Opportunity to optimize current targets and/or add candidate targets
  4. Click submit when you are finished to log your input with the OESI Operations Team
Stakeholder Input on OESI Wind Energy Target 1

Safe installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of offshore wind energy systems 

The life cycle of offshore wind energy is not as mature as that of offshore oil and gas. Installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of the offshore wind energy infrastructure will benefit from a strong safety focus due to its unique hazards and the requirements to work in the ocean environment. Currently, offshore wind safety performance in Europe indicates that there are opportunities for improvement in overall offshore wind safety in the United States. This target seeks safer methods for installing, operating, maintaining and decommissioning offshore wind energy systems. The following pathways (P) will be considered to achieve the target.

OESI Wind Energy Target 1 Roadmap Component
Which of the following represents your input on the Target of Safe installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of offshore wind energy systems? *
If you answered B above, please describe why you believe there is no current need for this research target?  (please provide information on where to find safety efforts that demonstrate how to achieve this target)
Strategic Pathway Input for Target 1: Safe installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of offshore wind energy systems
In this subsection, we ask for your stakeholder input on the specific Strategic Pathways that have been identified to achieve the research Target.
Please select the area that best describes your input on Strategic Pathway: 
1.1 Enhanced site condition understanding, resulting in proper design basis (metocean, geotechnical and seismic) and safe operational windows 
A safe and resilient offshore wind asset starts with a robust design basis, including identifying appropriate operational windows. The appropriate operational windows may include specific functions such as installation, operation, maintenance and repair. The design basis must capture the unique, influential factors that exist in the region, such as geotechnical, metocean, weather load and seismic characteristics. The regions may have different levels of uncertainty in each influential factor based on the quality and quantity of data. It is important to capture the design load cycles considering the probability of individual and joint events to address the credible scenarios during the structure’s life cycle. This pathway seeks to address regional-specific uncertainties in developing an appropriate design basis, including installing, maintaining and repairing operational windows of offshore wind assets.
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1.2 Minimized risk in post-event restart and associated operations 
The offshore wind systems can be exposed to extreme events during their life cycle. Following severe storm events, safety considerations for personnel when accessing, assessing and conducting work on these systems are essential to prevent injury and fatality. Developing strategies such as remote diagnostics to limit the need for personnel to board the facility in post-extreme storm events will reduce the risk to personnel and damage to the structure and turbine systems. This pathway seeks to develop risk management strategies in post- event restart and associated operations to ensure system integrity and reduce human exposure.
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1.3  Real-time asset integrity monitoring and performance assessment 

The offshore wind energy infrastructures are specialized assets that require reliable monitoring and maintenance for their integrity and desired performance.  When the integrity or performance characteristics are in question, this could pose a risk to personnel on the asset and system safety. This pathway seeks to develop novel approaches to perform in- situ monitoring of these assets to ensure the integrity and expected performance for the permitted life. The in-situ monitoring includes but is not limited to the turbine, structural elements, cables and moorings in the case of floating offshore wind assets. Real-time in-situ monitoring would help reduce integrity uncertainty and help verify the offshore wind asset safety and the safety of the personnel to perform timely maintenance activities.

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1.4 Modeling of dynamic loading (ice, wind, wave, current, seismic and rain) on turbine systems and components 
Accurate modeling of the dynamic loading is critical for the structural design of offshore wind turbines and substations. The offshore wind energy infrastructure can face harsh metocean conditions such as hurricanes, ice and tsunamis. To ensure the structural integrity of the offshore wind energy infrastructure, all the reasonably possible dynamic loading scenarios for an area of the Outer Continental Shelf should be accounted for, modeled and implemented in the design basis. This pathway seeks the development of dynamic loading models to capture the conditions under the wind, wave, current, seismic effect, ice and rain on the turbine, supporting structure and associated components.
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1.5 Life cycle of subsea cabling best practices and mitigation of external interferences
Subsea cabling is critical in offshore wind monitoring, control and power transmission. The ocean environment is shared among many users, which creates many external hazards, such as commercial fishing and marine transportation, that introduce complexities in installing and maintaining offshore wind cables. Research in currentbest practices and mitigations from the general marine construction industry can provide valuable learnings to inform all offshore wind applications. Additionally, the life cycle of the power cabling needs to be investigated for the system’s safety, robustness and sustainability. This pathway seeks to address the challenges of subsea cabling to ensure best practices and mitigate external interferences.
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New Candidate Strategic Pathway under Target 1: Safe installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of offshore wind energy systems 
This section allows you to propose a new candidate Strategic Pathway that would help achieve this research roadmap target.  If you have a proposed new Strategic Pathway, please respond to each of the questions below so that it may be considered by the OESI Consortium for inclusion.
If you believe this Target should have an additional Strategic Pathway, please provide what that should be (use your desired candidate Strategic Pathway wording)
What would be the description for the candidate additional Strategic Pathway?
Please describe what safety related gap would be addressed by research within your candidate Strategic Pathway.
Please describe the desired outcome from research within your candidate Strategic Pathway.
Stakeholder Input on OESI Wind Energy Target 2

Reduction of human exposure to hazards during installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of offshore wind energy systems 

There are numerous hazards to humans during the life cycle of offshore wind energy infrastructure. The most common are falling objects, confined space, fire and explosion, noise, electrical and chemical exposure and working at heights. Currently, offshore wind safety performance in Europe indicates that normalized safety metrics appear less safe than the current offshore oil and gas in the United States. Therefore, it is necessary to develop methods, techniques and tools that will reduce human exposure to hazards. This target seeks to identify opportunities to reduce these hazards during the installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of offshore wind energy systems. The following pathways will be considered to achieve the target.

OESI Wind Target 2 Roadmap Component
Which of the following represents your input on the Target of Reduction of human exposure to hazards during installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of offshore wind energy systems? *
If you answered B above, please describe why you believe there is no current need for this research target?  (please provide information on where to find safety efforts that demonstrate how to achieve this target)
Strategic Pathway Input for Target 2: Reduction of human exposure to hazards during installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of offshore wind energy systems 
In this subsection, we ask for your stakeholder input on the specific Strategic Pathways that have been identified to achieve the research Target.
Please select the area that best describes your input on Strategic Pathway: 
2.1 Reducing human exposure to hazardous conditions (high voltage, confined access, working at heights, natural events, etc.) 

Offshore wind energy is still a relatively young industry. The hazard identification and mitigation methods for human exposure are not as mature as in the oil and gas sector. This pathway seeks to develop methods and techniques to reduce human exposure to hazardous conditions such as high voltage, confined space, chemicals, natural events and working at heights.

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2.2 Reducing human exposure risk in transportation, storage and handling of hazardous materials 

The impact of human exposure to hazardous materials can range from short-term skin irritation to long-term illnesses such as cancer. The offshore wind industry utilizes lubricants, solvents and other chemicals to install, maintain and operate wind assets. These chemicals may pose health risks to personnel. Awareness and safety training will be developed to address the risk of hazardous materials.  It is also essential to create a culture of safety when it comes to handling hazardous materials. This pathway focuses on effective methods to reduce human exposure to hazardous materials during transportation, storage and handling.

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2.3 Improved understanding and risk analysis to reduce personnel transport and transfer risk 

With the increasing activity of offshore wind energy, there will be more personnel transport and transfers in and around offshore wind work sites. Personnel transportation and transfer from vessels or aircraft to turbine structures involve dynamic, weather-sensitive operations in an open ocean environment. The associated risks in these activities demand careful consideration and can be unique to each site, vessel or aircraft, structure and metocean combinations. This pathway seeks to improve risk mitigation effectiveness for personnel transport and transfer for offshore wind energy sites.

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2.4 Managing lifting and lowering operational risk to minimize events and injuries

Mechanical lifting and lowering operations involve some of the most common incidents in offshore energy development. Hazard identification, team communication and risk management are some of the most effective avenues to minimize events and injuries. This pathway seeks improved design, planning and risk management approaches during offshore lifting and lowering operations to reduce events and injuries.

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New Candidate Strategic Pathway under Target 2: Reduction of human exposure to hazards during installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of offshore wind energy systems 
This section allows you to propose a new candidate Strategic Pathway that would help achieve this research roadmap target.  If you have a proposed new Strategic Pathway, please respond to each of the questions below so that it may be considered by the OESI Consortium for inclusion.
If you believe this Target should have an additional Strategic Pathway, please provide what that should be (use your desired candidate Strategic Pathway wording)
What would be the description for the candidate additional Strategic Pathway?
Please describe what safety related gap would be addressed by research within your candidate Strategic Pathway.
Please describe the desired outcome from research within your candidate Strategic Pathway.
Stakeholder Input on OESI Wind Energy Target 3

Training strategies and tools for workforce development 

With the expected growth in offshore wind energy, a skilled and knowledgeable workforce is required to develop safe offshore wind energy systems. This expectation creates training opportunities that are needed to fulfill the rising demand for a new workforce to support the industry. This target seeks to develop training strategies and tools for workforce development in offshore wind energy.

OESI Wind Energy Target 3 Roadmap Component
Which of the following represents your input on the Target 3 of Training strategies and tools for workforce development? *
If you answered B above, please describe why you believe there is no current need for this research target?  (please provide information on where to find safety efforts that demonstrate how to achieve this target)
Strategic Pathway Input for Target 3: Training strategies and tools for workforce development
In this subsection, we ask for your stakeholder input on the specific Strategic Pathways that have been identified to achieve the research Target.
Please select the area that best describes your input on Strategic Pathway: 
3.1 Identification and development of applicable guidelines and best practices for safe installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of offshore wind systems

The maturity of other related industries, such as onshore wind energy, provides a reference point for developing guidelines and best practices for the safe development of offshore wind energy. This pathway seeks to identify and develop guidelines and best practices for safely installing, operating, maintaining and decommissioning offshore wind systems.

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3.2 Safe operating practices for lightning, heat, cold, height, confined space, and personnel transfer

Due to offshore wind energy systems’ location and metocean conditions, workers are exposed to many hazards, including but not limited to lightning, extreme temperatures, confined space and working at elevated heights. Safe operating procedures and working practices have been developed, but personnel must be appropriately trained and the procedures adequately applied to ensure safety. This pathway seeks to develop workforce development program(s) or modules for training safe operating practices and procedures under various weather conditions and the safe transfer of personnel to and from offshore wind work sites.

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3.3 Effective field team communications for installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of offshore wind systems

During the installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of offshore wind energy systems, coordination between various disciplines and personnel is required. Safety during these activities heavily depends on effective communication between the field teams actively involved in each task. This pathway seeks to develop improved communication tools and methods for all offshore wind energy systems activities to ensure the safety of humans and physical assets.

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Strategic Pathway Input for Target 3: Ensuring infrastructure integrity in aging fields
In this subsection, we ask for your stakeholder input on the specific Strategic Pathways that have been identified to achieve the research Target.
If you answered NOT VALID on any of the above, please describe why you believe it is not valid.
If you answered NEEDS REVISION on any of the above, please provide preferred revised wording.
New Candidate Strategic Pathway under Target 3: Training strategies and tools for workforce development
This section allows you to propose a new candidate Strategic Pathway that would help achieve this research roadmap target.  If you have a proposed new Strategic Pathway, please respond to each of the questions below so that it may be considered by the OESI Consortium for inclusion.
If you believe this Target should have an additional Strategic Pathway, please provide what that should be (use your desired candidate Strategic Pathway wording)
What would be the description for the candidate additional Strategic Pathway?
Please describe what safety related gap would be addressed by research within your candidate Strategic Pathway.
Please describe the desired outcome from research within your candidate Strategic Pathway.
Application area research Target revision or additional input
This section allows you to optimize current Targets and/or add candidate Targets.  
Current Targets in the Offshore Wind Energy Application area
  1. Safe installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of offshore wind energy systems
  2. Reduction of human exposure to hazards during installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of offshore wind energy systems
  3. Training strategies and tools for workforce development
If you believe Target 1 should be revised, please provide revised Target Wording for Target 1.  
If you believe Target 1 should be revised, please provide revised Target Description for Target 1.  
If you believe Target 2 should be revised, please provide revised Target Wording for Target 2.  
If you believe Target 2 should be revised, please provide revised Target Description for Target 2.  
If you believe Target 3 should be revised, please provide revised Target Wording for Target 3.  
If you believe Target 3 should be revised, please provide revised Target Description for Target 3.  
If you believe additional Target should be included, please provide what that should be (use your desired candidate Target wording)
What would be the description for the candidate Target?
Please describe what safety related gap would be addressed by research within your candidate Target.
Please describe what desired outcomes would be produced by research within your candidate Target.
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