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APPROACHING 20 YEARS OF WIND TURBINE OIL CHANGES
As the first company in the world to carry out wind turbine oil changes over 19 years ago via their specialised truck mounted oil pumping system and now Europe’s leading provider of on- shore wind turbine oil changes, Peter Lonsdorfer are delighted to be at the
HUGE INDUSTRY BENEFIT This self-contained method will prove to be of huge benefit to the industry as the system has been proven to be much safer and less time consuming than the traditional method, as there is no longer any need for winching 20 litre drums up and down from a vessel to the turbine nacelle to drain and fill gear and hydraulic systems by hand, as well as eliminating the chances of contamination by carrying out the oil exchanges in a closed loop system from vessel to turbine.
TIME SAVINGS
While in many cases on the larger offshore wind turbines the gear oil changing process alone can take up to three days by hand, the company’s average completion time on these same large offshore wind turbines is less than eight hours for the combined gear and hydraulic system oil changes.
forefront of the wind industry yet again by being the first company to carry out a vessel mounted combined gear and hydraulic oil change on an offshore wind turbine, using their specialised vessel mounted pumping system.
Unlike the traditional method, their unique pumping system allows them to offline preheat and filter the new oil in their purpose built Stainless Steel tanks, which prevents it being damaged or degraded in any way.
The whole process is carried out in a closed loop system, which allows the company to guarantee their work is meeting the DIN ISO 4406 standard for oil cleanliness at point of fill regardless of oil type or manufacturer.
WORLD FIRST In early August Peter Lonsdorfer became the first company worldwide to complete this offshore wind turbine combined gear and hydraulic oil change, and since then they have continued to do so day on day and will be working right through the winter months for their customers moving on one offshore wind farm site after another to ensure a safe, clean and the time critical service process is met.
VERSATILITY The company’s modular fully enclosed and bunded offshore oil change units can be fitted to any vessel, and can be used for single day trips from port to turbine for complete oil changes, or are also able to facilitate 24 hour operations on a 12 hour shift rota for as much as four weeks at a time at sea without the need for the vessel to return to port to be replenished with new oil.
They see this process now being demanded by most wind turbine manufacturers and owners, and will be an essential part of the offshore wind industry for years to come.
Peter Lonsdorfer
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15.3m catamaran ‘MV Lia’ in 2004, and the aforementioned ‘MV Bibby Tethra’ in 2011.
The success of Bibby Tethra, particularly in challenging sea conditions, has led the company to pursue the build of a sister ship to be built to the same fundamental design with a number of minimal alterations scheduled for launch in January 2015.
Both Lia and Freja have also proven highly effective in coastal environments, and have completed over 200 marine survey contracts for marine renewables and oil and gas clients alone.
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