How long will it take to complete the proposed foundation installation campaign? Which months are the best for blade repair? How much weather downtime did your contractor calculate into the lump-sum price? Use ESOX to run weather downtime simulations across global offshore sites – easy and free.
Benefits
Intuitive, Global, and Free Tool
Free, Simple, Global
Free, easy-to-use tool combined with at global re-analysis database.
Excel Based
Excel based - intuitive to use if you are familiar with Excel.
Easy Sharing
The Excel file can be copied, saved and e-mailed.
Offline
The downloaded tool works offline.
How We Came Up with ESOX
We have developed ESOX after a decade of experience working with planning, simulation and execution of offshore wind projects. The tool is mainly used for the analysis of transport, pre-assembly, load-out, transit, installation, commissioning and operation activities.
Features
Most Likely All You Need
Automated generation of a task list for cycle-based work campaigns
Manual editing of individual tasks in the auto-generated task list
Multi-parameter constraints
Learning curve modeling
Weather calendars for P6 and MS Project
Annual campaign simulation for each historical year
Milestone completion statistics
Root cause analysis
Global metocean time-series database
Full log of simulation steps for validation of results
Identify the most cost-effective installation setup by exploring what activities are causing the most downtime and by analyzing how changes in operational constraints impact downtime.
Identify Critical Weather Parameters
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Identify Critical Weather Variables
Identify critical weather variables for each installation scenario by using the breakdown of how individual weather variables contribute to the total downtime.
Generate Weather Calendars for Time Scheduling
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Generate Weather Calendars for Time Scheduling
Generate monthly weather calendars for Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
Evaluate Seasonal Downtime
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Evaluate Seasonal Downtime
Quantify seasonal variations in weather downtime to identify the preferred installation periods.
Forecast Milestone Dates
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Forecast Milestones Dates
Estimate completion dates for each position for any confidence (percentile) value. Example displays forecasted completion dates for a construction campaign with 70 positions, starting January 1st.
Full Transparency
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Full Transparency
No black-box modelling: see how the simulation works and double check your campaign assumptions.
ESOX+ for Advanced Modeling
The capabilities of ESOX cover the needs of most offshore wind project projects. However, for more challenging, niche simulation cases, LAUTEC’s specialists analyze high-complexity scenarios using the advanced ESOX+ tool on a consulting basis.