Revision of the VGB/BAW Standard "Corrosion Protection for Offshore Wind Structures" published

The aim of this standard is to ensure that the considerable investments in offshore structures are safeguarded by appropriate corrosion protection systems. In this context, coating systems, for instance, are to protect the steel structures of offshore units from corrosion damage, during their entire service life – which is normally at least 25 years – and without requiring any expensive repair work.

The 3rd edition of the VGB/BAW Standard "Corrosion Protection for Offshore Wind Structures" (VGB-021) published in April 2018 replaces the standards published in June 2017.

Three parts are available for free download:

  • VGB-S-021-01-2018-04-EN
    Corrosion Protection for Offshore Wind Structures - Part 1: General
  • VGB-S-021-02-2018-04-EN
    Corrosion Protection for Offshore Wind Structures - Part 2: Requirements for Corrosion Protection Systems
  • VGB-S-021-03-2018-04-EN
    Corrosion Protection for Offshore Wind Structures - Part 3: Application of Coating Systems

The aim of this standard is to ensure that the considerable investments in offshore structures are safeguarded by appropriate corrosion protection systems. In this context, coating systems, for instance, are to protect the steel structures of offshore units from corrosion damage, during their entire service life – which is normally at least 25 years – and without requiring any expensive repair work. Robust systems are therefore required which, while involving calculable manufacturing costs (CAPEX), can keep the operating costs (OPEX) at a predicable and low level in the long term. Repair work at sea is to be avoided, as the cost of such offshore repair work can exceed the cost of onshore repairs by a factor of as much as 100.

The VGB/BAW-Standards VGB-S-021 "Corrosion Protection for Offshore Wind Structures", Edition April 2018, are available for free download here.