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ABL Dynamic Positioning (DP) Trials’ Review
A technical analysis of findings from a year of ABL’s annual DP trials and FMEA proving trials.
By Steven Lee, ABL Group Director for DP & Critical Systems
As a leading global provider of DP consultancy and assurance services, ABL has assessed thousands of findings from hundreds of annual DP trials and FMEA proving trials, to provide exclusive technical insights that can support enhanced efficiency and performance in DP trials and operations.
The report covers data from October 2023 to September 2024, including a wide range of vessel types, and trials conducted all over the world.
It is meant to support the DP vessel owner and charterer communities in identifying common challenges for improved results.
Energy Transition: The Faster the Better?
Debunking myths and embracing realities of the science, technology & economics of the transition.
By RV Ahilan, ABL Group Chief Energy Transition Officer
COP28 concluded with the phrase – “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner, accelerating action in this critical decade, so as to achieve net zero by 2050 in keeping with the science”.
Despite this, the world needs to face-down the biggest myth that is still being peddled that transitioning is going to be more expensive (…).
In this paper, this conventional framing is challenged through well established, peer reviewed, independent, verified science, demonstrable technology penetration and economics of the transition.
The 2023 Global Maintenance Manager Report
Trends and insights from hundreds of Maintenance Managers across the globe.
By ABL Asset & Integrity Management, 2023
This comprehensive report features survey responses from hundreds of maintenance professionals from around the world, in addition to valuable insights, analysis and tips from industry experts.
We launched this report under the Add Energy brand in 2022. Now, with our Asset & Integrity Management division integrated into ABL, we are excited to unveil the new edition under the ABL Group brand identity.
Export Systems for Offshore Wind Farms
The potential of HVDC technology on the Polish Baltic Sea
By OWC’s Bartosz Hunek and Piotr Jedrzejewski, 2023
The importance of offshore wind will grow in the coming years, with this technology likely becoming an important part of the future energy mix. From many aspects of offshore wind developments, power evacuation seems to be a critical function that allows generated power to be transferred from the wind farm to the external grid for further distribution. High voltage direct current (HVDC) solutions gain interest for many different reasons. This paper addresses a number of topics related to the subject, with a special focus on the HVDC technology being a potential solution for Polish offshore sites.
Cable Protection Systems and Submarine Cable Failures
Typical causes and remedies
By OWC’s Riccardo Felici and Daniele Caruso, 2022
According to 4Coffshore, around 4,600 subsea cables have now been laid and are serving offshore wind farms globally. Of the 4,600 around 10 incidents are declared annually, resulting in an average cable downtime of 100 days. In the past seven years, 90 subsea cable failures occurred totalling over EUR 350 million in insurance claims.
