Ørsted’s case study

SimplyVideo | Revolutionising ROC drills for Ørsted’s Hornsea Two.

Overview

Ørsted is ranked as the most sustainable energy company in the world. They develop, construct, and operate offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, and bioenergy plants.

For complex commercial projects, Ørsted carries out a Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) drill. This is a practical method to visualise and rehearse the project’s execution while also removing the risk involved. By rehearsing on physical models and mockups, plans are visualised, rehearsed, and stress tested before execution.

From this drill, a participant will get a clear view of the critical phases of the plan, a common understanding of the project, and a list of exact recommendations for improvements. The Hornsea Projects are four record breaking offshore wind farms that Ørsted are operating, constructing, and developing off the East Coast in the North Sea. Hornsea Two (which was the subject of this ROC drill) will overtake Hornsea One as the world’s biggest offshore wind farm, powering well over 1.3 million UK homes.

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The problem

The planning phase of a project like Hornsea Two is absolutely critical to ensure that construction and commissioning is completed both quickly and efficiently. This is not only to meet condensed programme schedules, but to also ensure safety in an offshore environment.

At Ørsted, ROC drills are routinely carried out to plan large scale construction and commissioning projects offshore. These usually involve upwards of 100 participants meeting together to review detailed diagrams spread out across the floor, with models being physically moved around as the team explores the programme and brings the planning processes together.

Traditionally, that means a lot of stakeholders traveling to a single location. This wasn’t possible during the pandemic’s travel restrictions and social distancing rules. SimplyVideo were tasked with helping Ørsted employees continue working while following pandemic guidelines. This meant that the exact same thing had to happen, but this time virtually.

The solution

SimplyVideo and Realwear were deployed to allow Ørsted to take a first person view of those who were physically in the room and present it to their team members virtually.

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The result

The solution was extremely simple to get working and Ørsted were incredibly happy with the results. It allowed 150 people to participate in the drill, connecting from Singapore, across Europe, and throughout the UK. The process also created carbon and cost efficiencies by reducing travel and kept vulnerable employees engaged in the process by enabling them to participate from home.

Patrick Harnett - Senior Programme Director HOW02

"It is a very smart way to have a virtual ROC drill, with cutting edge technology and, in actual fact, nothing of this scale has been done with this technology before in the world."