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The SGS Competence Center Wind Energy offers verification, inspection, supervision, testing, and certification services for onshore and offshore wind farm projects. SGS’s independent inspection, verification, and testing services for the wind energy sector consist of following:
- Owner’s engineers – Verification of Front End Engineering & Design (FEED) studies
- Design basis and site assessment verification
- Site-specific design of wind turbine and foundation assessment verification
- Supply chain reviews and inspections
- Manufacturing surveys including NDT and coating inspections
- Loading supervision
- Installation monitoring and supervision including marine warranty surveys
- Commissioning monitoring and supervision
- In-service maintenance inspections inclusive of condition monitoring and oil analysis
With those capabilities, we offer project certification services for offshore wind farm projects. We also provide inspection and audit services for the Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) aspects of the wind farm projects.
SGS Wind Energy’s wide range of inspection, supervision, and testing services are offered globally for onshore and offshore wind farm projects. Those services are carried out during the manufacturing, transportation, installation, commissioning, and in-service stages of the wind turbines. Our inspection, supervision, and testing services at each project stage are listed below:
1. Manufacturing inspections of the wind turbines and foundations
- Nacelle components manufacturing inspections
- Rotor blades manufacturing inspections
- Tower and foundations manufacturing inspections
- Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Time of Flight Diffraction
- HSE audits
2. Transportation and Storage of the Wind Turbines
- Loading and unloading supervision and inspection
- Storage practices inspection
- HSE audits
3. Installation of the Foundations and Wind Turbines
- Inspections and supervisions for installation of the foundations and wind turbines
- Marine warranty surveys for offshore installations
- HSE audits
4. Commissioning of the Wind Turbines
- Inspections and supervisions for commissioning of the wind turbines
- HSE Audits
5. Operations of the Wind Turbines
- Review of maintenance management programs
- Inspections of wind turbines and support structures, especially
- Substation
- J-Tubes for offshore wind turbines
- Electrical systems and cables
- Rotor blades
- Oil Analysis
- Vibration analysis
- Drive train inspection
- Gearbox inspections
- Condition monitoring
- Safety equipment
- Structural integrity of turbine
- HSE audits
We provide the Front End Engineering & Design (FEED) review and verification services for project owners and lenders to facilitate the project financing. Additionally, we also offer technical due diligence services to assist the project owners to secure adequate insurance coverage with fair premiums.
Our strength comes from our experienced staff who have the requisite technical expertise in the wind technology.
We provide impartial inspection, verification, testing, and certification services with utmost confidentiality.
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