Synergistic operation and maintenance enabling lifecycle-aware opportunistic management of offshore wind energy

Offshore wind power capitalizes on abundant wind resources and vast spatial availability, enabling a significant increase in turbine capacity. However, the deterioration of large-scale floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) under complex marine conditions remains a persistent challenge. Rapid structural degradation and the inaccessibility of far-offshore wind farms pose substantial hurdles to effective operation and maintenance (O&M) strategies. To address these challenges, an opportunistic operation and maintenance (OppOM) framework is proposed, integrating turbine de-rating control with maintenance scheduling to enable intelligent management over the lifecycle. The system state evolution of FOWTs under…