Services
Creative solutions to challenging problems from our unparalleled wind operations experience.
Services focused on risk reduction and risk mitigation during the entire wind farm lifecycle.
Our services
Risk Management
Design Phases
Application of Carr Renewables’ development, technical, operational, contractual and procurement experience to provide proactive comprehensive or modular Business Risk Management services.
READ MORE
- Development & Technical:
· OEM and WTG suitability for site, owner and O&M Strategy.
· WTG performance and technical due diligence – Whole of WTG and/or individual components.
· WTG maintainability analysis.
· Component manufacturing quality assurance. - Financial – OPEX focused:
· OPEX business case financial analysis & Cost optimization initiatives.
· OPEX business case support – preparation.
· Holistic wind farm, OEM & WTG selection, TSA/SMA, O&M strategy and life extension review vs Business Case. - Procurement and Contractual – Wind farm operation focus:
· TSA Contract – Supplier scope definition, warranty obligations, documentation accessibility and dispute resolution.
· SMA contract – Scope definition, availability and quality warranties, deliverables &EoC conditions.
· Manufacturing, supply, construction, commissioning and handover process control and quality checks.
Risk Management
Execution Phases
Application of Carr Renewables’ development, technical, operational, contractual and procurement experience to provide proactive comprehensive or modular Business Risk Management services.
READ MORE
- Equipment Supply and Construction
· Component design and supply verification.
· Component inspections and Quality Assurance during manufacturing, delivery milestones and BoP and WTG erection.
· Acceptance Test and Handover conditions and responsibilities. - Warranty Management
· Defect Warranty, Serial Defect Warranty, RCA process and remedy conditions.
· End of Warranty conditions and process.
· Dispute resolution contractual conditions. - Post Warranty O&M
· O&M scope definition – Preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance – WTG and Blades.
· O&M quality and availability warranties – Unexpected failure mode analysis and remedy.
· O&M Technical Support and product improvement conditions. - Life Extension
· Technical due diligence – WTG and components.
· RUL conditions & technology transfer.
Technical Support
Comprehensive technical support from RCAs, incident investigations, FEM analysis to solutions for complex technical problems.
READ MORE
• Root cause analysis and counter measures
• Technical solutions to complex and legacy technical issues
• WTG and component thermal event investigations
• Component and system FEM analysis
• Aeroelastic modelling
• Independent Third-Party technical expert support
• WTG technology transfer
• WTG maintenance procedures
Conflict Resolution
Application of Carr Renewables’ technical, operational, contractual, procurement and conflict resolution experience to provide expert advice from the analysis of a conflict to the design and execution of a conflict solution.
READ MORE
• Independent Third-Party support
• Technical analysis – Expert investigation/consultation
• Contractual analysis – TSA and SMA
• Development of a comprehensive negotiation strategy
• Design, via consultation with stakeholders, of a comprehensive, practical, real world and sustainable solution.
Operational Excellence
Application of Carr Renewables’ technical, asset management, contractual, procurement and operational experience to help you achieve Operational Excellence in your wind farm operations.
READ MORE
- Definition of start and end points for Operational Excellence
- Roles and Responsibilities – Internal and external
- Data management
- Asset management
- Control, management and optimization of all O&M Processes & KPIs
· Field operations, HSEQ, HR, Technical, Procurement/SCM, Financial and Legal. - Application for either
· OEM / ISP operations.
· Self-perform operations.
End of Warranty
Application of Carr Renewables’ operational and asset management experience for a comprehensive End of Warranty Service – From initial data analysis to final settlement execution.
READ MORE
- Full or Modular Service
· Initial data analysis – SCADA, service orders, monthly reports etc.
· Procurement of suppliers
· Project management of EoW inspections.
· EoW inspection data analysis and consolidation.
· Claim drafting.
· Negotiation & settlement.
· Settlement execution and tracking. - Deployment of AC Monitor – Data analysis and recompilation
Path to Self Performance
Application of Carr Renewables’ comprehensive operational and asset management experience to meet the Clients long term strategic objectives of building O&M and asset management capability and self-reliance.
READ MORE
- Definition of self-reliance final objectives and O&M model.
- Identification of start and end points:
· Technical and operational status.
· Organization assessment levels.
· Actual & required capabilities. - Leadership capabilities and development.
- Journey mapping:
· Field Operations, Engineering, SCM, QHSE, Financial, Legal, Compliance. - WTG technology and knowledge transfer.
- WTG maintenance procedures.
- Capability acquisition and development.
- Definition of Operational Excellence program to measure and monitor progress.
Life Extension
Application of Carr Renewables’ operational and asset management experience and technical know-how for Life Extension assessment though to the development of a Life Extension strategy
READ MORE
- Assessment of RUL:
· WTG.
· Tower and foundation. - Decision matrix – Divest, repower, life extension or decommission.
· Multifaceted approach to take a knowledge-based decision. - Identification of capabilities and required capabilities.
- Identification of knowledge and technical transfer requirements.
- Development of a Life Extension strategy.
CARR RENEWABLES LLC
12500 Castlebridge Drive
Houston, TX 77065 USA
+1 (281) 894 8955
CARR RENEWABLES EUROPE, S.L.
c/ Ercilla 24, 3ª planta
48011 Bilbao, Bizkaia SPAIN
+34 946 604 560
