The growth in demand for renewable electricity has driven a huge increase in the numbers of onshore wind farms being introduced across the UK. Whilst manufacturers’ warranties cover an aspect of maintenance work in the early years, as warranty periods expire there is a growing demand to keep wind turbines operating safely and efficiently, as downtime can incur significant penalties.
With many wind farms being in remote locations, the cost of repeated visits to site makes maintenance particularly expensive. PMP Rope Access has developed a range of inspection, maintenance and repair packages for the wind turbine industry, providing cost-effective, rapid response to customer maintenance needs. PMP’s wind turbine engineers can carry out visual inspections from the ground to provide basic condition reports, but where more detailed reports are required, inspectors and engineers will scale the turbines to obtain detailed condition reports with photographic evidence.
In addition, many routine maintenance and basic repair tasks can be carried out during inspection visits to avoid repeated visits to site.
