Greater Gabbard - Rope Access

Project Description

Client
 Fluor & Siemens
Date
 Sept 2011

Rope Access Paint Repairs

Greater Gabbard Wind Farm – Offshore

Offshore Painting Services technicians completed IRATA Rope Access Paint inspections and paint repairs to the offshore Transition Piece’s and substation on Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind farm

Offshore Painting Services expert Rope Access Technicians completed paint repairs to the 3 coat painting system to the following specifications:

  • ISO 12944
  • ISO 8501-1
  • ISO 8502-4
  • ISO 19840
  • ISO 8520-9
  • ISO 8502-3

Offshore Painting Services also completed surface coating snagging and blade repairs on behalf of Siemens Wind Power

The Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Project is located 25km off the coast of Suffolk, North Sea. The offshore wind project has 140 wind turbines with an installed capacity of 500MW. It will produce 1,900kWh every year, sufficient to power 530,000 homes.