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OVERCOMING OFFSHORE CHALLENGES & IMPROVING PERFORMANCE WITH TECHNOLOGY SCADA
Offshore wind generation presents many logistical and constructional challenges to the industry by its very nature. Many of these difficulties can be overcome through the implementation of a robust and reliable SCADA (Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition) infrastructure and supporting network technology.
DATA DRIVES CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Offshore wind farms are supported by a control and supervisory infrastructure which starts with the turbine itself. Operational data from the turbines provides the operators with essential generation, maintenance, safety and associated alarm information relating to the individual turbines, in addition to strategic information relating to generation data across the turbine field. The associated SCADA systems interface with other systems via a data transfer protocol such as OPC.
Other application-based SCADA systems support specific functionality across a wind farm, and typically include security, telephony, cable temperature monitoring, structural corrosion protection, metrological data, metering and protection, and additional ‘balance of plant’ functionality associated with the windfarm’s operational requirements. In many cases the associated network must support third party access to these systems to allow valuable data analysis to take place.
SYSTEM INTEGRATION Integration of, and automatic data transfer to and from these systems are essential elements of ensuring an efficient operational interface, as is the collation and storage of historical data. These allow the operations’ team to generate forecasts and gather accurate data for wind farms, to better manage the assets and respond to problems.
With offices in the North East and North West, ITS, an independent systems integrator, specialises in transforming vast amounts of real-time and historical
INNOVATION HELPS MODUS GROW IN RENEWABLES International subsea trenching and
construction contractor Modus is continuing its development as a niche provider of seabed intervention services to the renewable energy sector with its current contracts on the giant Sheringham Shoal project
INCREASING EXPERIENCE AND SERVICES
Sheringham Shoal is the fourth offshore wind development Modus have been involved in; on this project the company is carrying out cable trenching, ROV construction support, cable pull-in, touchdown monitoring and survey operations.
Modus provides specialist and comprehensive seabed intervention services to the offshore construction industry, through the application of
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services are marine trenching (for cable and pipeline protection and stabilisation), construction survey, ROV construction support, and consultancy.
ASSET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Modus are working on an exciting asset development programme which aims to see new systems being launched during 2012 and 2013, the focus being optimisation and innovation. As part of a growing new business offering, they are also conducting trenching consultancy work for a major operator, utilising the
geological science, engineering and advanced remotely operated technology. Modus operates a fleet of state of the art subsea equipment managed from their marine operations centre in Teesside.
Supporting the oil and gas, renewable energy, telecommunications and hydrographic sectors, the company’s core
company’s unique expertise in technology development and seabed intervention operations.
Having moved into new offices earlier this year, the Darlington-based company has also added to its workforce, with an ongoing recruitment programme aimed at continuing into 2012.
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