Spider, a division of SafeWorks, LLC, recently provided the largest Blade Access Platform (BAP) to date for Akuo Energy Uruguay. Akuo Energy is France’s leading independent producer of renewable energy and has subsidiaries in 10 countries, including Uruguay, their gateway to the Latin American region. With two wind farms currently in operation (Parque Eólico Minas and…
Spider provides turnkey blade access with largest platform to date
Spider, a division of SafeWorks, recently designed, manufactured, and rigged its largest 360-degree blade access platform (BAP) to date. The customer, Alstom, required access to the blades of its massive 3 MW prototype turbine at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Boulder, CO to conduct R&D on a new power performance improvement package. The scope…
Blade access platforms let team de-ice and repair blades
A manufacturer of suspended access platforms has provided two 360° platforms (BAPs) to Suspendem Rope Access Inc. so its crews can conduct blade repairs and de-icing jobs on GE and REpower turbines at two different sites in Quebec, Canada. The 360° BAPs, from Spider, a division of SafeWorks LLC, provides safe, reliable and productive blade…
Reducing Blade Repair Costs With Suspended Access Platforms
Wind turbine owners are faced with expensive choices when it comes to blade inspection and repair work. But there are alternatives. The case studies in this webinar will show how suspended platforms provide a stable, simple, modular approach to blade access. Hear our trainer and industry veteran tell how faster mobilization and smaller crew sizes…