Offshore staff
ZAMUDIO, Spain – Siemens Gamesa and Acteon have agreed to jointly provide an integrated wind turbine operations and maintenance (O&M) package for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project.
The companies will work together to optimize the wind turbine service and balance of plant O&M work scopes to provide cost effective and integrated asset management services at the 12-MW, two turbine installation.
Bundling the above water and subsea balance of plant services with the wind turbine service results in a reduction in turbine downtime for planned maintenance activities and a lower cost of energy, the companies said.
Siemens Gamesa will use its own technicians to perform the above water balance of plant inspections, while Acteon will support the subsea general visual, marine growth and anode inspection. It will use a low-logistics inspection class ROV (Seatronics VALOR) to provide a complete overview of the structural integrity of the asset.
Tim Eyles, vice president, Acteon said, Acteon Group companies TerraSond, Seatronics, Deepwater, and Clarus will inspect the subsea components.
Owned by Dominion Energy, the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind is the first offshore wind project installed in US federal waters. It is about 27 mi (43.5 km) offshore.
Both Siemens Gamesa SWT-6.0-154 offshore wind turbines are installed, with first power expected to be generated soon.
09/02/2020
