18 years later and it’s back on the ground…
Our Burradale Wind Farm is one of the most productive in the world.
Recently, one gearbox was removed from Turbine 3 (Brenda) for maintenance after 18 years of operation!
Alvar Thomson, Operations Manager at Shetland Aerogenerators Ltd, said:
“That gearbox has been running for 18 years without any intervention, nothing changed, we just looked after the oil and kept a good eye on it. The wind speed here in Shetland is well known and we’ve estimated that this gearbox has operated in excess of a quarter of a billion revolutions.
Nearly two decades ago we were having quite serious reliability problems with the gearboxes for this site. We rejected the standard design and went looking for something a bit more 'Shetland proof'. Our relationship with Winergy Moventas continues today and we’ve recently had some of our staff visiting their facilities in Finland to keep up-to-date with their innovative product development and state-of-the-art production facilities.
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