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Blade expertise to ensure integrity across the lifetime of an asset

Swire Renewable Energy provides comprehensive blade services, ensuring optimal performance and extending the lifespan of your wind turbine assets. From inspections to repairs and ongoing maintenance, our end-to-end solutions are tailored to meet your specific needs, supported by an experienced blade engineering team.

End-to-End Blade Repair

Fully functional blades are essential for turbine performance. Proactively addressing common damage areas can prevent operational disruptions and costly downtime.

Swire Renewable Energy offers a complete end-to-end service solution or a bespoke modular approach tailored to your requirements.

Our capabilities include:

  • Blade Service
  • Evaluation
  • Lightning Damages
  • Laminate Repairs
  • Leading Edge ProtectionWarranty
  • Bonding Repairs
  • Lightning Protection System
  • Maintenance

Blade Inspections

Gain full visibility of your blade condition with robust, reliable, and repeatable data collection. Our inspections empower you to prioritise maintenance effectively, minimise downtime, and maximise performance

  • UAV Inspections
  • Rope Access Inspections

Blade Service and Maintenance

Proactive blade maintenance prevents revenue loss and extends blade lifespan. Swire Renewable Energy services critical blade findings, delivering fast and professional repairs for progressing damages.

Our preventative maintenance solutions enhance uptime, boost performance, and ensure long-term efficiency. All service packages are customizable to fit your specific requirements.

Leading Edge Repairs

Erosion of leading edges impacts aerodynamic efficiency and annual energy production. Left unaddressed, this can significantly reduce turbine performance.

Swire Renewable Energy brings extensive onshore and offshore expertise to leading-edge repair campaigns, ensuring safe and efficient upgrades.

Key solutions include:

  • Skilled rope access and blade technicians
  • Inspection to determine current blade status
  • Surface and fibre damage repair
  • Presenting various leading edge protection solutions
  • Leading edge protection consulting
  • Full LEP project solution
  • Project documentation

Special Blade Tasks

For extensive retrofits, blade monitoring upgrades, or replacements, Swire Renewable Energy provides:

  • Technical guidance
  • Project and operational planning
  • Execution of complex projects
  • Decommissioning support (onshore and offshore)

Our team handles critical repairs both on-site and up-tower whenever possible, with the capability to execute blade exchanges when necessary.

Swire Renewable Energy also offers support to handle decommissioning of blades offshore and onshore.

End-of-Warranty Inspection Campaigns

Ensure all deficiencies and failures are identified before your warranty expires. Swire Renewable Energy provides detailed inspections and comprehensive reporting, enabling timely repairs and replacements.

Our team can help you identify defects, and provide you with detailed reports on our findings.

Blade Engineering Support

Our dedicated expert engineering team provides tailored support for your blade needs. From addressing complex challenges to advanced diagnostics, structural analysis, and customised solutions, we ensure efficient and reliable blade performance, extending their lifespan and minimising downtime.

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Why Choose Swire Renewable Energy?

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Industry-leading expertise in renewable energy asset management

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Customised solutions tailored to your specific project needs

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Commitment to health, safety and quality

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Proven track record of optimising asset performance and reducing operational costs

Ready to Optimise Your Renewable Energy Assets?

Discover how Swire Renewable Energy can help you maximise the value and performance of your renewable energy investments. Contact us today to learn more about our asset management services.

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Claudia Gómez

Commercial Manager, UK & Ireland

claudia.gomez@swire-re.com

+44 7818641878

Case Studies

Examples of excellence.

Walney

Customer: Ørsted
Quantity: 102 x SWT 3.6-107 / 120
Year: 2023
Services: LEP installation, Drone inspections, IRATA L1 and L3 technicians for rope access and repair work, vessel charter, full project management, RAMS development and marine management.

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NoordzeeWind

Customer: Shell Nordzeewind
Quantity: 36 x V90
Year: 2023
Services: LEP installation, LPS, structural repairs, deployment of fully qualified and trained IRATA L1 and L3 technicians, RAMS development, bessel charter, marine management, autonomous drone inspection of repairs for quality assurance.

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