This book is the first-ever roadmap to successful offshore wind installation. It provides a ready reference for wind project managers, teaching them how to deal with complications on-site, as well as for financers, who can utilize the text as an easy guide to asking the pivotal questions of petitioning wind project developers. These developers' planning stages will be improved by the book’s expert advice on how to avoid wasting money by scoping out and mitigating potential problems up-front. Wind turbine manufacturers will benefit from insights into design optimization to support cheaper installation and hauling, thereby incurring lower project costs, and helping developers establish a quicker route to profitability. The book sheds light not just on HOW to solve a particular installation difficulty, but delves into WHY the problem may best be solved in that way.

Chapter 1 : What Is an Offshore Wind Farm?
Chapter 2 : Obtaining Permits for Wind Farms
Chapter 3 : Project Planning
Chapter 4 : The Basic Organization
Chapter 5 : Project Preparation
Chapter 6 : Project Execution
Chapter 7 : Interface Management
Chapter 8 : Health, Safety, and Environmental Management
Chapter 9 : Work Vessel Coordination
Chapter 10 : Logistics Solutions
Chapter 11 : Commonly Used Installation Methods
Chapter 12 : Vessels and Transport to the Offshore Installations
Chapter 13 : Basic Information about Ports
Chapter 14 : Project Criteria
Chapter 15 : Transporting Wind Turbines
Chapter 16 : Deployment Strategies
Chapter 17 : Repairing Offshore Wind Farms
Chapter 18 : Environmental and Other Issues