ENSURING TECHNOGENIC SAFETY IN THE FIELD OF RENEWABLE ENERGY

Abstract

Purpose: to develop proposals for ensuring industrial safety in the wind energy sector and practical recommendations for organising the work of employees to prevent accidents. Methods: the materials presented in the article are the result of using special research methods – methods of collecting, summarising information, critical analysis and forecasting. Results: the research has shown that wind energy is considered one of the most reliable sources for increasing renewable energy production in the world. However, there are risks that need to be taken into account during the construction and maintenance of offshore wind farms in Ukraine to ensure the safest possible working conditions for workers. The article the causes of accidents at offshore wind farms. The basic principles of ensuring technological safety in the field of renewable energy are formulated. Practical recommendations for ensuring the safety analyses y of workers in the wind energy industry are proposed. Scientific novelty: Ukraine’s wind energy network faces a lack of flexibility in the energy system. A scientific justification for the development of offshore wind energy in Ukraine was carried out, taking into account the experience of world countries in the operation of installations, measures to eliminate accidents at the stage of occurrence, the implementation of measures to eliminate and prevent accidents and avoid recurrence of violations. The need for regulatory and legal regulation of offshore wind farms is extremely important. Practical significance: the proposals will improve the level of labour safety and reduce the risk of accidents in the wind energy sector. The use of the experience of implementing a systematic approach and principles of managing complex processes in ensuring safety at offshore wind farms in the world will allow identifying the most important risks and focus efforts on their avoidance, prevention or reduction during the construction and operation of offshore wind farms in Ukrainian territorial seas. Keywords: technogenic safety, wind energy, offshore wind farms, risk, accident.