• Recent Changes in Geotechnical Design Methodology

 • Overview of the latest advancements and updates in geotechnical design practices

 and methodologies.

• Newly Identified Risks in Design and Construction

 • Identification and analysis of emerging risks that affect the design and construction

 phases of geotechnical projects.

• Requirements for Data Collection in Geotechnical Design

 • Discussion on the necessary data acquisition processes, including soil sampling,

 laboratory tests, and in-situ testing methods, and how they are integrated into

 contemporary design methodologies.

• Costs of Advanced Geotechnical Methods and Parameters

 • Evaluation of the costs associated with implementing advanced geotechnical techniques

 and parameters, including a comparison of their financial impact and potential savings.

• Impact of Key Data on Project Cost and Risk

 • Examination of how critical data points can influence the overall cost and risk profile of

 geotechnical projects, including potential economic implications.

• Update on IEC 61400-6 AMD1 and Ed. 2

• New design methodology included in IEC 61400-6 AMD1 for L- and T-Flanges

• Consequences demonstrated on practical examples

• Developments of the 2GW design.

• Global production rollout

• Innovations for the next generation beyond 2032

• Under which conditions could the omission of stationary diesel generator(s)

 be a feasible option within the planning of an offshore wind park?

• In which cases they can be still required?

• Legal requirements (UK, Germany)

• Technical and organisational aspects

• Experience from previous projects

• Different types and sizes of substations

• Substation as a standard product or individual component

• Tasks of future offshore substations

• Life time extension by manual and automated HFMI

• Applicability of automated HFMI application

• HFMI design and application guidelines

• Considerations for the design-phase – why do they all look different….-> requirements from WTG OEM vs Employer vs HSE vs O&M

• Design for fabrication – constraints/possibilities/challenges

• Design for offshore installation – installation methods & tools

• Design for in-place use – design requirements vs real usage / and O&M considerations

• Design for removal/decommissioning

• Decarbonization from steel supplier’s view

• Dimensions and time lines

• Converting old monopiles into green steel plates

• Repurposing of steel from decommissioned wind farms

• Economical impact and seabed protection

• LTE, Upscaling or New Building - What are the operators planning?

• Orphan wind turbines

• Asset Management- same as O&G or different?

• Why should Pile Tip Buckling be an issue?

• Verification: What and How?

• Challenges

Share your experiences, ideas, questions and thoughts with your peers. What have we

learned regarding OSS development?

• Weight optimization ideas

• Certification

• Harmonization/ standardization vs. tailor-made designs: Design philosphies and

 impacts on operational costs

• Development Quality Improvement: processes and structures bottlenecks

• Project Designers handling: interfaces between Contractors

Choose one of the following topics:

Table A - 2GW HVDC

Table B - Subsea Substations

Table C - Harmonization/ standardization vs. tailor-made designs: Design philosphies and

impacts on operational costs

After a thirty-minute discussion within the groups, the main topics will be briefly summarized by the moderator in the plenary session for everyone else and opened up for discussion again.

• Case Studies from French Offshore Wind projects

• Innovations in Offshore Wind Sustainability

• Firetest for Export cable for HVDC Converter

• A0 Pipe Penetration solution for Gas Insulated Busbars / Aluminum Pipes

• Fire penetration Documentation on HVDC Converter

• Method for screening for critical pile driving position

• Benchmark and comparison of WEAP vs. 3D FE impact driving assessment

• Foundation design implications for using increasingly larger hammers for pile driving

• Drivability

• Dependency between frequency and vibratory driving induced fatigue

• Effect of noise reduction units in hydraulic hammers on drivability and fatigue

• Influence of vibratory driving on geotechnical design