GEV Wind Power has invented and developed a patented habitat solution that retrofits to market available access platforms.
GEV Wind Power successfully completes on-turbine trials for Habitat shelter
GEV Wind Power’s first set of onshore trials for its innovative blade-maintenance Habitat have been successfully completed, presenting a major milestone for the company. The Habitat enables technicians to conduct essential repairs on remote wind turbines while remaining sheltered from the elements. It also provides O&M companies a greater scope throughout the year to schedule repairs because…
GEV’s Habitat blade-access platform secures patent
A year on from launching its revolutionary blade maintenance habitat at Renewable UK, GEV Wind Power’s cost-saving innovation has secured its UK patent. It has also achieved certification (IPX5) for the waterproofness of its Habitat’s seal from SGS BASEEFA. Returning to Renewable UK 2015 in early October (Stand No 142), GEV Wind Power, one of Europe’s…
GEV Wind Power launches fixed-price maintenance plan
The perennial problem of uncertain time and material costs is being addressed by GEV Wind Power, as the company launches its fixed price blade maintenance service, available to onshore and offshore site owners. A first in the renewables industry, the service is available as part of GEV’s Preventative Maintenance Programme (PMP) and provides site owners…
GEV’s full-sized Habitat blade-access platform to be unveiled at global offshore wind exhibition
Visitors to the Renewable UK Global Offshore Wind exhibition (RUK GOW2015) will be first to see GEV Wind Power’s full-size Habitat, which takes place June 24-25, 2015 in London. The Habitat provides a weather-protected maintenance environment for wind technicians. It enables a technician to travel to the top of the turbine’s blade on the access…
GEV Wind Power scoops top innovation award
GEV’s pioneering approach to mitigating days lost through adverse weather was a winner at the Energy Innovation Awards, which took place at the end of April. The company scooped the award for Best Offshore Renewables’ Innovation. Judged by a panel of industry experts, the awards ceremony is a celebration of technologies and projects that inspire…
GEV Wind Power to present cost-saving developments in turbine blade maintenance at EWEA 2015
GEV Wind Power will be exhibiting its cutting-edge advancements in turbine blade maintenance at EWEA Offshore in Copenhagen on March 10-12, 2015. The company’s innovative Habitat represents a major milestone in the maintenance of remote wind turbines, enabling engineers to complete essential works in a weather-protected environment. With the simultaneous launch of a camera-based blade…
GEV’s turbine maintenance habitat launches at RenewableUK 2014 with virtual reality simulation
GEV Wind Power, a division of the GEV Group, is launching its pioneering turbine maintenance structure at this year’s RenewableUK show in Stand No. 210. Visitors to the show will be the first to experience the structure in action through GEV’s virtual reality simulation, letting attendees access the platform, be cocooned in the transparent habitat…