Carbon Trust's OWA Publishes New Recommended Boat Landing Geometry Design

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Offshore Wind Accelerator publishes new recommended boat landing geometry design.

A new publicly available design of recommended boat landing geometry has been released today for use by offshore wind developers and Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) owners and operators. The design offers a consistent fender geometry for use on CTVs across different wind farms, reducing the time and cost of changing fenders. It was developed by the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), a collaborative research, development and deployment programme between the Carbon Trust and nine offshore wind developers. The new design follows analysis of the interaction and impact of CTVs on boat landings... ... More: Official Press Release Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) / Carbon Trust

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OWA, Carbon Trust, offshore, wind turbine, boat landing, geometry, design, CTV, wind farm, fender, research, development, costs