OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS
Over the years EPS has provided engineering and design services to 83 UK renewable energy projects.
The professional technical services included conceptual design, assistance to connect to the distribution network, detailed design, earthing studies and transformer energisation studies to name a few. We offer technical electrical support for your onshore and offshore wind turbines, hydro, tidal, solar and anaerobic digestion plant projects.
What services do we offer?
Working with leading global manufacturers of cable systems and T&D products (ABB, Siemens and GE), for over 9 years we have collectively built an extensive knowledge base and lessons learnt data base for equipment located in harsh offshore environments.
We offer a variety of services to support you and your team:
HV Asset Manuals
The HV Asset Manual is the go to document explaining how all the systems work showing parameter settings and technical data all in one document, making reference to key drawings and documents located within the document management system. Typical structure as follows:
Primary and secondary equipment
Protection equipment – brief technical description
HV and LV power modelling
Failure Investigations
Electrical Safety Management
We provide expert consultancy and advice services for blue chip organisations concerned with the safe management of risk associated with all electrical work activities. Typical services include:
Asset Management
SCADA System Review and Optimisation
Typical points considered from the review and or optimisation of the current I/O:
O&M agreement with manufacturers for modifications
Thermal Management Review and Optimisation
We’ve found that some offshore wind farms have been designed without taking into account thermal issues associated with electrical equipment operating at full capacity where HVAC systems or attenuation are not adequately rated to dissipate the heat generated by static electronic equipment.
Typical Structure as follows: –
Review and Optimisation as follows: –
Specialist grid connection consultancy services:
Engineering & design:
Due to the high capital expenditure costs associated with renewable generation technology EPS can provide you with a cost effective electrical design for your installation. Typical documentation EPS has provided to previous renewable energy installations include:
Specialist Consultancy:
Using electrical engineering software such as SKM Power Tools, ETAP, ERACs, IPSA or DigSILENT our electrical engineers can provide you with a study report for your power system.
Whether it’s a power system study for the entire wind farm, solar farm, hydro electrical distribution system or a modification / addition to the electrical system EPS can provide you with the following technical services:
Power System Modelling & Investigative Analysis
Typical studies (but not exhaustive) as follows: –
Additional services:
Typical projects:
Whether your project is an offshore or onshore installation we have the expertise and experience to drive your project forward no matter how large or how small:
Installation and Commissioning Documentation / Guidelines
If your business is looking to install or carry out commissioning and cable / termination testing then you’ll require a comprehensive set of documents to support your technicians / engineers. EPS has sound knowledge and experience creating such documentation, as a minimum we provide / develop the following documentation:
Daily Progress Report (Team)
Daily Progress Report (OIM/Supervisor Summary)
Project Quality Plan
Project HSE Plan
Jointing/Termination Procedure
Jointing/Termination Testing Procedure
Cable Fault Location & Analysis Procedure
Jointing/Termination Risk Assessment
Jointing/Termination Testing Risk Assessment
Cable Fault Location & Analysis Risk Assessment
Point of Work Risk Assessment Hazard Identification Tool Box Talk
Site Instruction
Technical Query
Inspection & Test Plan
Test Sheet – Phase ID, Conductor/Screen Resistance, Insulation Resistance
Test Sheet – Over Sheath
Test Sheet – Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR)
Test Sheet – Very Low Frequency (VLF)
Test Sheet – Optical Time Domain Reflectometry (OTDR)
Test Sheet – Surge (Thump)
Test Sheet – Bridge
Joint/Termination Record Form – HV Subsea Joint
Picture Document Report Form – HV Subsea Joint
Picture Document Report Form – FO Terms
Picture Document Report Form – CSR Test
Picture Document Report Form – IR Test
Picture Document Report Form – OTDR Test
Picture Document Report Form – Oversheath Test
Picture Document Report Form – Phase ID Test
Picture Document Report Form – SCR Test
Picture Document Report Form – TDR Test
Picture Document Report Form – VLF Test
Mechanical Completion Certificate
Handback / As Built Report