Project Overview

Swire Renewable Energy Strengthens Aviation Division Heysham team was approached by a market leader in offshore electricity transmission, to carry out a variety of inspection and testing services for their offshore wind turbines at the Barrow Windfarm.

Project Location

Barrow Offshore Windfarm, Coast of Cumbria

Service/Product Provided

• Wind turbine Testing and Inspection Services including
  • Visual Inspection
    
  • Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI)
  • Testing Services
  • Certification

Scope of Work

• Visual inspection of rescue davit arm
• Survey, visual and MPI inspection of access ladder
• Detailed findings report

Solution

Swire Renewable Energy Strengthens Aviation Division test engineers carried out a detailed inspection of the rescue davit crane on the wind turbine. Following the inspection it was identified that some modifications would be required. The engineers carried out a variety of services for the davit crane including:

• Davit stripped down and required modifications implemented.
• Davit re-assembled in situ on the platform to reduce downtime.
• Proof loading test and inspection carried out including bolt torqueing.

The access ladder for the wind turbine was then inspected and included;

• Visual inspection on the ladder
• MPI inspection on the platform

Detailed findings report including:

• Risk assessments
• Method statements
• Lift Plan
• Qualification documents

Benefits

• By modifying a Swire stock unit the customer was able to realise significant cost savings compared to commissioning and manufacturing a new build design.
• The complete unit was delivered on time and in budget as entire project was managed by the internal SOS teams, removing the need for multiple suppliers.