SGS is pleased to announce that the company has successfully completed in-service inspection of 50 wind turbines at the Dahao and Chaonan wind farms for China Resources New Energy Group Co., Ltd in Guangdong, China.
One of the major concerns in wind farm projects is the reliability of the wind farm turbine, a highly critical wind farm component. Since even a minor failure within the components of a wind turbine can cause unacceptable downtime and substantial decreases in energy production, it is of the utmost importance to ensure the reliability of the wind turbines in order to guarantee that the wind farm will perform effectively and profitably throughout its entire lifetime. With the rapid development of wind power industry and technology, the demands for high quality wind farm assets have been given a higher priority.
In order to ensure the best possible performance and quality at the Dahao and Chaonan wind farms, China Resources New Energy Group Co., Ltd. (CRNE), the renewable energy arm of China Resources Power (CRP), which is engaged in the investment, development, operation and management of power plants, awarded SGS the contract to provide third-party inspection services of wind farm components due to its first-rate expertise in projects of this kind.
In December 2011, SGS successfully completed the in-service inspection of 50 wind turbines to the full satisfaction of the client.
For the entire duration of the contract, scheduled from October 2011, SGS conducted comprehensive inspection services of the wind farm structures by applying various testing methods and analysis systems which check the wind turbines for defects and discontinuities, including toothing and bearing problems, gear box and generator failures, blade damage and rotor imbalance. In addition, based on extensive experience and competence in the renewable energy sector, a team of SGS’s experts carried out hydraulic oil and endoscopic analysis, vibration detection and analysis of drive trains to assess the condition of the wind turbines effectively
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Germany
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