Wind Farm Issue Log
This is a practical guide to building a issue log for a wind farm project — a register of problems that have occurred and need resolving, adapted to the realities of developing an onshore or offshore wind farm.
What a Issue Log is
A issue log is a register of problems that have occurred and need resolving. For the full concept and how it works in general, see Issue Log. On a wind farm project it plays the same role, tuned to this kind of work.
Why it matters for a Wind Farm project
Wind Farm projects live or die on developing an onshore or offshore wind farm. A well-built issue log gives the team a shared, explicit reference for exactly that — reducing ambiguity, aligning stakeholders, and making problems visible early enough to act. Skipping it, or doing it generically, is how wind farm projects drift into avoidable delay and cost.
What to include
- Issue description
- Priority and severity
- Owner
- Resolution and status
Wind Farm-specific considerations
Tailor the issue log to the risks that most often derail wind farm projects:
- Environmental approvals
- Turbine logistics and installation
- Grid integration
Example
On a real wind farm project, the issue log would be shaped by developing an onshore or offshore wind farm. In particular, it should explicitly account for the project’s biggest risks — environmental approvals, turbine logistics and installation, grid integration — rather than treating them as afterthoughts.