Sennen simplifies construction of Ørsted New York wind farm with new digital system
Based on Sennen’s existing tried and tested technology, this new system will help Ørsted to plan and deliver the construction of New York’s first offshore wind farm – South Fork Wind.
Sennen’s software has focused on wind farm operations and maintenance to date, so this marks a new phase in the company’s product development.
The system will help Ørsted deploy teams performing different construction phase tasks simultaneously without risk of interfering with each other’s activities. This is a particular issue for on-site multi-contractor management. Without an automated system, interruption to work can happen, resulting in wasted resources and delays.
With this new tool, Ørsted will have full sight of contractor movements, enabling them to plan and allocate construction activity easily, efficiently and safely.
It will be run in parallel with existing processes, to measure potential improvements.
Gaby Amiel, co-founder and chief executive of Sennen, said:
"The rapid expansion of the offshore wind industry needs to be supported by intelligent digital systems that will enable growth to happen as quickly and safely as possible. That is what we specialise in at Sennen and we’re excited to be developing our offer so that we can support operators during the entire lifecycle of a wind farm – from construction and beyond.
We need companies like Ørsted to test new ideas and ways of working so that the industry can continue to innovate and grow. We’re delighted that they have chosen us for this project. It allows us to test and develop this new software on a real wind farm, which will offer invaluable learning."
