Wind Turbine Walkdowns Technical Inspection and Operational Safety Verification

A Demanding Asset

Wind turbines require a high degree of monitoring and care. Owners are very aware of how quickly overlooked damages or defective safety systems can manifest into a serious loss or a catastrophic failure. We can help our clients identify these damages early on and highlight any areas of concern, allowing you to correctly mitigate these risks.

Technical equipment needs technical people

Whether you are investing, buying or currently operating wind farms you will have no doubt experienced at some point a requirement to assess the safety and condition of your assets in the field. This often requires an independent organisation that is not affiliated with turbine manufacturers or other biased parties (which may even include your own business if you are managing assets on behalf of others).

As experienced engineers and wind energy professionals, we can assist you to determine the true condition of your assets. We do this in a completely impartial way. Our inspectors also have strong technical backgrounds and interests which makes them perfect individuals to examine and interpret a wide range of wind turbine machinery and components.

Inspections may be driven by stakeholders, contractual milestones or even serious or recurring failures.

Questions we can help you answer

• Are the assets constructed and commissioned to the standard expected?
• Are they free from defects?
• What is the condition of the asset and its primary equipment?
• Are the assets being safely operated and is their integrity assured?
• Is the maintenance provider providing a quality service?

We can help answer these questions and provide you with the information you need to protect your investment. We are also able to provide technical advice when required to support your business and are committed to long-term support with our clients.

24hr Response Time when you Need us Most

We understand that certain exceptional circumstances, such as a catastrophic failure or major component failure, may initiate the need for immediate inspection. That is why we provide our clients with an emergency call-out service and 24hr response time.

When we inspect

We can inspect your assets at any stage during their life whether they are on-shore or off-shore. Common inspection milestones and drivers are noted below;

Construction & Commissioning Stage

• Pre-Construction (Equipment Receiving)
• Post-Commission & Pre-Takeover

Operational Phase

• End-of-Warranty
• Maintenance Compliance & Verification
• Due Diligence
• Inspections driven by;
• Failures or damages
• Safety concerns or integrity concerns
• Condition monitoring
• Serial issues
• Insurance compliance
• Insurance claims
• Legal or regulatory requirements

Extended Life Phase

• Life Extension Integrity Inspections (15-year Inspections)
• Non routine or targeted component inspections (advanced wear & tear or structural integrity checks)
• Critical Safety Checks

Deliverables

We pride ourselves on our comprehensive and easy-to-read deliverables. We can supply our reports in multiple formats and file types. You tell us what you need and we can deliver it. Our high-resolution imagery coupled with clear defect highlighting means you can verify what we saw with confidence.

Click here to see a sample Mech-V WTG inspection report.

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