Sep 9 2015
MISTRAS Group Limited (U.K. subsidiary of MISTRAS Group), has successfully completed the design, manufacture, installation and first year’s operation of structural health monitoring systems on 32 offshore wind turbines in the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm.
This customized solution was developed by Mistras engineers located in the UK and the USA to confirm the structural integrity of the subsea monopile on each of the 32 turbines. The contract was awarded following development and subsequent trial of monitoring systems on an initial 5 turbines over an eighteen-month period.
The Mistras 24/7 monitoring solution acquires data from sensors, which is correlated together with data from field operations to give information on monopile integrity in real-time, including system and alarm status. The management and maintenance of the systems is carried out by Mistras technicians from its Cambridge operation.
The Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm has been fully operational since September 2012 and is a 50/50 joint venture partnership between SSE and RWE Innogy. The wind farm, located 23 kilometres (~12 miles) off the coast of Suffolk, comprises 140 wind turbines and has an installed capacity of 504 megawatts. The turbines generate enough clean electricity to power around 530,000 homes each year.
About MISTRAS Group, Inc.
MISTRAS is a leading “one source” global provider of technology-enabled asset protection solutions used to evaluate the structural integrity of critical energy, industrial and public infrastructure. Mission critical services and solutions are delivered globally and provide customers with asset life extension, improved productivity and profitability, compliance with government safety and environmental regulations, and enhanced risk management operational decisions.
MISTRAS uniquely combines its industry-leading products and technologies - 24/7 on-line monitoring of critical assets; mechanical integrity (MI) and non-destructive testing (NDT) services; destructive testing (DT) services; process and fixed asset engineering and consulting services; and its world class enterprise inspection data management and analysis software (PCMS™) to provide comprehensive and competitive products, systems and services solutions from a single source provider.
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