Marine Renewable Energy
Our aim
The Marine Renewable Energy Committee co-ordinates all Marine Division related work items associated with the renewable energy sector.
Our activities
We promote relevant experience and best practice from the oil and gas industry supporting our Members who are operating in this area of the industry. We work closely with our Members and a number of peer organisations to ensure we share relevant information while considering the particular challenges and opportunities in this field.
IMCA Contact
Andy Goldsmith
Technical Adviser – Marine
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Committee Members
| Name | Company | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Alan MacLeay | Subsea 7 | Committee Chairman |
| Steve Myers | Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, S.A. | Committee Vice-chairman |
| Alex Bakker | Acta Marine B.V. | Committee Member |
| Maarten de Wit | Ampelmann Operations B.V. | Committee Member |
| Sebastiaan Janssen | Boskalis Offshore | Committee Member |
| Stephen Norman | DNV | Committee Member |
| Steffen Nielsen | ESVAGT AS | Committee Member (Regional) |
| Kate Harvey | G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation | Committee Member |
| Nick Offord | International Jack-Up Barge Owners Association | Committee Member |
| Kerrie Forster | National Workboat Association | Committee Member |
| Marc van Dorth | SHL Offshore Contractors B.V. | Committee Member |
| Charlotte Kempf | Swire Pacific Offshore Operations Pte Ltd | Committee Member |
| Fritz Wiedemann | Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors B.V. | Committee Member |
| Stephen Brady | Ørsted Wind Power A/S | Committee Member |
| Andy Goldsmith | IMCA | IMCA Secretariat Lead |
Minutes of Meetings
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News & Events
IMCA Publishes Basic Training Document Aimed at Offshore Renewables Sector
IMCA has published ‘Basic Safety Training Requirements for Personnel Employed in the Offshore Renewable Energy Sector’. It provides standard basic safety training requirements for inclusion at contract awards stage covering those employed on-board vessels during the construction and maintenance support phases of offshore renewable energy projects.
Read moreIMCA marine renewable energy walk to work (W2W) decision support tool
The IMCA Marine Renewable Energy Walk to Work (W2W) Decision Support Tool is intended as a guide for supporting those companies who have determined a need for a W2W solution to help identify key considerations when developing their W2W configuration. Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA M 01/18
IMCA Publishes “Guidelines for Walk to Work Operations”
The Marine Renewable Energy Committee formed a workgroup consisting of vessel owners, wind farm operators and motion compensated gangway manufacturers and worked alongside an oil & gas focused industry steering group consisting of representatives from leading manufacturers of motion compensated gangway systems.
The W2W guidance has been produced to help standardise the way in which vessels are intended to give personnel safe access to offshore structures both in the wind and oil & gas industries. Heave compensated gangways fitted to vessels stabilise the motions of the vessel so that people can transfer safely from a vessel to an offshore structure or platform.
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