Wind turbine upgrade, rope access
Customer: Suzlon Blade Science Center Location: Channing, Texas, USPeriod: 2018
The scope involved the installation of 1000 kg experimental blade slats using rope access only as per the client’s requirements. Semco Maritime helped with the concept design, installed the slats in a remote Texas location, decommissioned the slats after the trail was finished and repaired the blades, returning the turbine to its original condition
Competences and systems
- Multi-skilled IRATA rope access team
- OSHA certified
- GWO certified
- Siemens Blade B certified
Highlights
- Design of shipping transport system
- Design of slat positioning template
- Design and installation of rigging system
- The world’s first installation of blade slats without any accidents
- Extreme weather conditions locally (40 degrees in the summer and snow in the autumn)