About the project
Our client asked us to perform a comprehensive assessment of the turbines, MV infrastructures, and the substation of its offshore wind farm, with a view to decommissioning within one year, and reselling the turbines.
The goal is to bring transparency on the turbines quality to maximize the value on the secondhand market.
Outcome
The client wanted a highly detailed statement of the condition of the turbines and the substation, referencing all components. Our approach aimed to identify the most critical defects while producing detailed, technically robust, and value‑enhancing reports for the client as part of the resale process.
One of the turbines had been non-operational for over four months, with no return to service solution identified by either the operator or the maintenance provider. We wanted to diagnose the problem so we could restart the turbine in order to carry out our assessments properly. A turbine that is offline prevents the operation of variousmachine components, which results in an incomplete assessment.
Thanks to our field inspection and in‑depth knowledge of this type of turbine, we identified the root cause of the failure during turbine start‑up. We immediately informed the client, providing photographs of the defect, the exact references of the parts to be replaced, and the corresponding manufacturer identifications extracted from the available schematics.
Following this intervention, the turbine was brought back into production two days later, with very positive feedback and strong appreciation from the operator.
How did we achieve this result?
This outcome was made possible thanks to our strong expertise with this type of turbine, our many years of experience in wind turbine maintenance, and the use of a robust technical database (turbine schematics, fault codes, spare parts lists).