Blade Maintenance & Upgrades
Our Services
Wind Turbine Blade Maintenance
The longevity of wind turbine blades can be significantly improved with high-quality wind turbine maintenance services and upgrades. As the global market leader for turbine maintenance and repairs, that makes GEV Wind Power your service provider of choice.
We offer retrofit solutions and upgrades according to each client’s individual needs. These solutions are designed to ensure wind turbines remain healthy, effective, and working to maximum efficiency.
GEV combines a perfect balance of craftsmanship with in-depth technical knowledge in relation to blade maintenance, with leading industry expertise present in the field and support via the back office technical team.
Preventative Maintenance
GEV’s service offering has expanded to upgrading core turbine, rotor, and blade components.
Keep reading to explore the range of blade maintenance and upgrade solutions we offer.
- Vortex Generators
- Aerodynamic Power Upgrades
- Lightning Protection Systems
- Leading Edge Anti-Erosion Protective Solutions
- Application of high-visibility paint
Blade Upgrades
Power Curve Upgrades (PCU)
Wind turbine Power Curve Upgrade’s (PCU) are intended to increase the return on investment for OEM’s, given the decrease in performance and output – generally accepted to be a 2% decrease year upon year – demonstrating the critical requirement for wind turbine OEM’s.
GEV have demonstrated their wealth of knowledge and experience when it comes to improving turbines productivity through the installation of Power Curve Upgrades (PCU), further evidenced by their global maintenance and upgrade portfolio.
GEV are capable of installing products provided by the OEM, and are also equipped to offer expert technical advice – taking into account the most effective solution – on industry leading products which will help increase annual energy production (AEP), and reduce noise in the field.
LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM
Explore our LPS solutions and service offering
LEADING EDGE PROTECTION
Explore our LEP solutions and service offering
Coating Application
Studies show that without adequate surface protection & maintenance, annual turbine output can fall by up to 20%, which is why GEV’s service offering expands to the maintenance of your blades, through the application of coating solutions.
Our in-house technical team’s diverse skillset and experience, allows us to identify appropriate coating applications & repair methods, with our clients requirements in mind, whilst also considering environmental variables.
Commissioning
Proactive Maintenance
GEV Wind Power provide highly competent technical resource to prepare, inspect, and perform repairs prior to the installation/commissioning of a wind turbine.
Our service portfolio is adaptable, allowing us to coordinator appropriate project scopes in partnership with our client base.