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.
