Applying offshore substation experience to the onshore grid
Out in the surging sea, at the foot of huge wind turbine towers, BGB’s access solution specialists operate in some of the harshest physical conditions on the planet. Their work on offshore substations often involves dealing with high winds and lashing rain, with no shelter and no escape.
This is where the offshore substations are that channel the renewable energy from the wind turbines, and so this is where our teams have to operate. Whatever the storms, whatever the swell, you can count on BGB to get the job done safely, and to the very highest standards.
Through extensive training and industry leading skills and innovation, the BGB teams are able to deliver access to offshore substations almost anywhere. Combining offshore scaffolding with high quality encapsulation systems, they’re able to support the installation and commissioning, maintenance and repairs, of all kinds of offshore substations to keep the power flowing reliably, and more importantly safely, to shore.
A well-earned reputation
There is no room for error when you are working in such environments, and there is no place for mistakes when you’re dealing with the high voltages of offshore substations. You have to get everything right the first time, every time, or the consequences can be significant, and even life threatening.
Here at BGB, we’ve earned a reputation for unrivalled quality and safety when it comes to offshore substation work. That’s how we have grown from a small local scaffolding company in North Wales, to become a respected global supply chain partner for Ørsted, the biggest wind energy developer in the world, in less than two decades.
Ørsted trusts our skills, our diligence and our expertise across the globe, from the East Coast of the United States to the waters off Taiwan. They know that when it comes to offshore substation management, BGB will never let them down.
Bringing our skills onshore
It stands to reason that if BGB can deliver expert offshore substation installation and maintenance in such demanding environments, then there is absolutely nothing that we can’t deal with in the onshore wind sector.
Our expert engineers can deliver the same range of services for onshore windfarms as they do out at sea, including substation installation and connections, regular inspections, planned preventative maintenance and all levels of emergency repairs.
That’s why BGB is a trusted partner of a number of NERS registered contractors, working with some of the biggest names in the generation and delivery of power, including National Grid, Network Rail, UK Power Networks and Scottish and Southern Energy.
Extreme onshore environments
Of course, onshore wind turbine environments often have their own environmental challenges. For obvious reasons, wind turbines tend to be located in remote areas, far from civilisation. They also tend to be sited in high places, such as hill tops and mountainsides, where they will generate the most energy from the wind.
This can sometimes make them as difficult to access as an offshore substation, presenting the kind of logistical and practical challenges that would test standard, land-based engineers to the limit.
This is where the hard-won expertise of BGB, earned in the most challenging of conditions, can really give your company the edge. Our innovative access solutions, superb safety record and unrivalled experience, mean we can provide all the substation and turbine tower access services you need, from one dependable company that’s trusted by the biggest and best in the world.
To find out more about how to bring BGB’s offshore substation and wind turbine tower expertise to your onshore installations, get in touch with our team today. Because whatever the location, whatever the environment, you can be sure that we’ve seen it all before.
