A Review of Predictive and Prescriptive Offshore Wind Farm Operation and Maintenance

Offshore wind farms are a rapidly developing source of clean, low-carbon energy and as they continue to grow in scale capacity, so does the requirement for their efficient optimised operation maintenance. Historically, approaches maintenance have been purely reactive. However, there is movement offshore wind, wider industry general, towards more proactive, condition-based which rely on operational data-driven decision making. This paper reviews current efforts proactive strategies, both predictive prescriptive, latter an evolution former. Both use data determine whether turbine component will fail order provide sufficient warning carry out necessary Prescriptive strategies also actions, incorporating predictions into plan address predicted failure modes. Beginning with summary common techniques used across this review moves discuss respective applications concludes suggested areas future work, underlining need models can be simply incorporated by site operators integrate live whilst handling uncertainties. A further focus medium-term planning highlighted along consideration question how quantify impact strategy.