wind farm inspection services - wind energy (turbine
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Ensure the reliable operation of your wind turbine by using MECAL’s inspection services! MECAL is a valuable partner, whether you are a proprietor, financier, or operator of wind farms. Having over 20 years of
Wind farm inspection services
With over 300 wind turbine inspections every year world-wide and evaluation of more than 24.000 MW capacity in wind farms, our knowledge and expertise is growing continuously. We offer inspection services that will help you safeguard and evaluate the technical status of your investments. Our services encompass the entire life-time of the wind turbine, starting from before the wind farm is constructed.
experience in the Wind Industry, we are proud to say that we are recognised internationally for the quality of our products and services.
MECAL offers:
› Risk Management
› Ensurance of long life-time wind turbine
› Ensurance of maximum yield of wind farm at all times
Independent expert opinion on status of wind farm
Supplier audit Statement of compliance of suppliers with quality system;
witnessing factory testing.
End-of-construction Advice on acceptance at end of construction, punch-list.
Before end of warranty Advice on maintenance strategy and existing issues.
Periodical inspections Advice on preventive maintenance and
evaluation of the service organisation.
As part of due diligence Advice for accurate estimation of
current value and future costs.
Engineering for a small planet
Inspection types
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Concise and transparent reporting
Clear identification of defects and risks
Prioritized list of required actions
Independent expert opinion
Gearbox inside inspection
Accepted and recommended by banks,insurance companies, manufacturers, and proprietors.
Certified according to German Law
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Our inspection services are executed at various periods of time during the life-time of a wind turbine. These services sometimesrequire video endoscope for more detailed results. We use thisfor an allround assessment of the gearbox. Other inspection services are:
MECAL’s inspection periods and checklist
Our inspectors work according to highest quality levels in a systematic, transparent and reproducible manner. An extensive inspection checklist has been developed from industry experience and practices and it encompasses:
› Turbine’s civil works (foundations, roads, external transformer, earthing system, cable paths)
› Tower interior and exterior, ladder systems,
winches, elevators
› Turbine control cabinets / SCADA-system / error logs and power curve
› Electrical components and electrical cables structures
› Gearbox and drive train
› Yaw drive, pitch drives, generator, cooling systems
› Rotor blades and outside of the nacelle
› Documentation
› Safety measures and safety signage
MECAL
Capitool 64
P.O. Box 286
NL-7500 AG Enschede
The Netherlands
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+31 53 4821 400
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+31 53 4821 401
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www.mecal.eu
Engineering for a small planet
Turbineproduction in factory
Turbine construction
Warranty period
Post Warranty period
We offer inspection services, which take place at variousintervals during the life-time of a wind turbine, as you can see above.
After each inspection MECAL delivers a well documented report. We have a strong reputation of releasing clear and high quality reports.This report consists of a general impression of your wind turbine, and includes all observed defects, future risks and recommendations for the improvement of availability or yield of the inspected turbines.
Factory audit End of construction inspection
End of warranty inspection
Periodical inspection
Our Wind Farm Services:
Due Diligence Wind Farm Inspections Yield Improvement Construction Supervision Quality Audit Technology Evaluation O&M Forecast Operations Management CMS Consultancy Offshore Consultancy
We also offer Wind Turbine Design Services. Visit our website for more information.
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