Corrosion Protection for Offshore Wind Structures - Part 1: General (2018). Part 2: Requirements for Corrosion Protection Systems (2018). Part 3: Application of Coating Systems (2018). Part 4: Cathodic Protection (2018) (free of charge) - ebook

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Notice: Parts 1 to 3 of this common vgbe/VGB/BAW-Standard have been revised in 2023. The GERMAN language version is already available; the ENGLISH version is under preparation.

The growing number of wind turbines in Europe and the world raise new challenges to operators. To reduce the cost of installation and operation and to increase operating reliability, a coordinated and joint analysis of operating experience is an absolute necessity. Apart from exchanging information and experience, the participating companies mainly strive to promote standardisation (best practice). To this end, VGB PowerTech e.V. and Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau (BAW – Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute) have decided jointly to draw up a VGB/BAW Standard on corrosion protection for offshore structures (e.g. offshore stations).
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 predictable 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.

VGB/BAW Standard VGB-S-021 with parts 1 to 4, published in April and July 2018, replace and complete the three VGB/BAW Standards published in 2017:

• VGB-S-021-01-2018-04-EN, Part 1: General, 2018
• VGB-S-021-02-2018-04-EN, Part 2: Requirements for Corrosion Protection Systems, 2018
• VGB-S-021-03-2018-04-EN, Part 3: Application of Coating Systems, 2018
• VGB-S-021-04-2018-07-EN, Part 4: Cathodic Protection (CP), 2018

This VGB/BAW-Standards are made available for use free of charge and are published in German and Ebglish language. It has been written to the best of our knowledge, but cannot fully reflect the state of the art for every conceivable case. Any liability, also for the factual presentation of the contents, is excluded. Also, the users themselves are responsible for clarifying the situation regarding patents and other property rights. The VGB/BAW Standard is not in itself binding. Its application must be explicitly agreed between the contracting parties.