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Wind turbines

Customer:

Renewable Energy Systems (RES)

Contract:

Site electrical site infrastructure works and grid connections

Location:

Callagheen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

Term:

2005

On this 13 turbine, 16.9MW windfarm development Powerteam were responsible for:

  • Design, procurement, installation and terminating a fibre optic intertripping scheme to the LV circuit breakers at the turbines.
  • Design, procurement, installation and commissioning of all switchgear.
  • Construction of 15.5km of 33kV overhead line for connection to NIE's distribution network.

Customer:

Airtricity

Contract:

Site electrical site infrastructure works

Location:

Tappaghan, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

Term:

2005

On this 13 turbine, 19.5MW windfarm development Powerteam were responsible for the design (including determining optimum electrical system losses in relation to transformer and cable ratings), procurement, installation and commissioning of control and protection panels, switchgear, cabling, earthing and turbine transformer.


Customer:

Vestas - Celtic Wind Technology Ltd

Contract:

Site electrical infrastructure works and grid connections

Location:

Black Banks, County Sligo, Republic of Ireland

Term:

2004-05

On this 8 turbine, 10.2 MW windfarm development Powerteam were responsible for:

  • Design and procurement of: switchgear, control and protection panels, cables, earthing and turbine transformer together with their installation and commissioning.
  • Construction of 20km of 20kV overhead lines to connect the windfarm to the Irish electricity grid on behalf of ESB.

Customer:

Balcas Timber

Contract:

High Voltage Network installation

Location:

Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

Term:

2004-05

Powerteam completed the design, installation and commissioning of a high voltage network for the wood pelletising and biomass CHP plants for Balcas Timber Ltd, with work including design, procurement and installation of an 11kV switchboard, transformer, high voltage cable works and control and protection equipment.


Customer:

Renewable Energy Systems (RES)

Contract:

Site electrical infrastructure works

Location:

Altahullion Phase I & II, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Term:

2002-03 and 2007

During phase I of this 20 turbine, 26MW windfarm development Powerteam was responsible for design, procurement, installation and commissioning of cable, earthing, transformers and switchgear equipment. In Phase II we designed, procured and commissioned all switchgear and control and protection equipment together with procuring and installing an insertion resistor to minimise the effect of energising the turbine transformer


Customer:

Renewable Energy Systems (RES)

Contract:

Site electrical infrastructure works

Location:

Blackhill, Scotland

Term:

2006

On this 22 turbine, 21.8MW development Powerteam was responsible for:

  • Control and protection design
  • Switchgear design, procurement, installation and commissioning
  • Procuring and installing insertion resistor to minimise the effect of energising the turbine transformer
  • Termination of fibre optic cable

Customer:

Renewable Energy Systems (RES)

Contract:

Site electrical installation of High Voltage Network

Location:

Mynydd Clogau, Wales

Term:

2005

In this, our first project in Wales, Powerteam was responsible for control and protection design, panel procurement, installation and commissioning.


Customer:

Renewable Energy Systems (RES)

Contract:

Site electrical installation of High Voltage Network

Location:

Forss II, Scottish Highlands

Term:

2007

Powerteam was responsible for:

  • Control and protection design, panel procurement, installation and commissioning.
  • Procuring and installing insertion resistor to minimise the effect of energising the turbine transformer

Customer:

Renewable Energy Systems (RES)

Contract:

Site electrical installation of High Voltage Network

Location:

Wolf Bog, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Term:

2007

Powerteam was responsible for:

  • Design, procurement, installation and commissioning of switchgear, capacitors and control and protection panels
  • Procuring and installing insertion resistor to minimise the effect of energising the turbine transformer
  • Design, procurement, installation and commissioning of D-VAR (supplied by American Super Conductors Inc.) equipment to regulate the power factor.

Customer:

Renewable Energy Systems (RES)

Contract:

Site electrical installation of High Voltage Network

Location:

Lough Hill, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Term:

2007

Powerteam was responsible for:

  • Control and protection design
  • Switchgear design, procurement, installation and commissioning
  • Procuring and installing insertion resistor to minimise the effect of energising the turbine transformer
  • Termination of fibre optic cable

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