SPARTA
System Performance, Availability and Reliability Trend Analysis (SPARTA) is a joint industry programme established in 2015 by the team here at ORE Catapult, and supported by The Crown Estate.
The programme is the world’s only joint industry-run benchmarking tool for offshore wind farms and provides key performance data, which can then be used for in depth performance tracking and planning.
The project is a database for sharing anonymised performance and maintenance data. Owner/operator participants are provided with robust and reliable benchmarked data for the first time, helping to identify operational improvements and cost reduction opportunities at both company and sector-wide levels.
Partners include ScottishPower Renewables, EDF, Equinor, RWE, Vattenfall, Ørsted, and Shell.
BENEFITS OF THE SPARTA PROGRAMME
Since SPARTA began, the collaboration has successfully developed a secure, stable working system.
Realising the following benefits:
An agreed set of standard key performance metrics
Consistency of reporting at project, portfolio and sector level
Quality assurance through targeted auditing
Monthly aggregation of metrics and comprehensive data sets, allowing members to benchmark and
Analysis of trends and insights to aid performance improvements
Peer group professional networks at strategic and technical levels
Monthly reporting at both detailed technical levels in the form of data sets and “at a glance” graphical representations
We have forged close working relationships with our SPARTA partners and remain acutely aware of our role as initiators and trusted custodians of this highly sensitive data. SPARTA has been designed to support improvements in the availability, reliability, and performance of offshore wind assets through accurate benchmarking and metrics. The partnership is focused on identifying and driving efficiency improvements, as well as cost and risk reduction to support enhanced innovation and investor confidence.”
Andy Macdonald
Director – Development and Operations, ORE Catapult
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