SPONSORS OF THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FEATURE
IMPROVING TURBINE AVAILABILITY
“Turbine manufacturers provide an excellent service while the machines are under warranty. But it is older machines that tend to break down and with many established wind farms having more than one type of turbine the need for spares increases. It’s easy to lose £1,000 per day per megawatt for a turbine that’s stopped, so operators have tended to over-stock on supplies. But this requires good stock control and a good storage environment” states Ewan Anderson, Managing Director of Recycled Renewables.
HOLDING SPARES – AN EXPENSIVE LIABILITY Turbine availability will always be positively impacted by holding more spare parts onsite, but when reality bites, and in the face of competing priorities, how practical is it to tie up large amounts of cash in extensive onsite inventory?
When planning work on site, organising manpower and machinery, how much consideration is given to parts and
their lead times? That servicing schedules should be tied to availability of parts may seem obvious, but it is often overlooked.
Problems are also caused by not being able to find parts that are in stock (probably because they have already been used but not accounted for), and by tying up working capital in parts that are not required.
PROVISION FOR PARTS AVAILABILITY Hassle-free provision of the correct parts to the correct place when required is a specialist role that calls for an expert partner. With the ability to hold extensive inventory, and the industry knowledge to source alternative parts when lead times are critical, Recycled Renewables is becoming the partner of choice for owners and operating companies across Scotland, Ireland and England.
They offer a one-stop parts management shop that can purchase, hold and manage parts on behalf of customers, or conveniently supply parts from their own stock with dedicated delivery direct to site. As their name suggests, they can also buff up clients’ green credentials by recycling or refurbishing parts.
DEDICATED APPROACH Parts management needs an expert, dedicated,
proactive approach; leaving it to a busy technician is a false economy. The good news is that, in the face of competing priorities, it is now possible to improve part and turbine availability without the need to dedicate large amounts of working capital.
The company can be a specialist partner with access to a large back up inventory and the ability to get it to you when required.
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www.recycledrenewables.co.uk
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