August 13th, 2010
Solar Wheel have completed fitting instruments on two lattice towers. The first, a supply, build, install, and commission of a comprehensive array of anemometry and data logging equipment for Francis & Lewis International. The setup including a METEK USA-1 sonic anemometer producing serial data to a Campbell Scientific logger, was successfully installed on a 90 meter lattice tower by Solar Wheel climbing crew over 2 days with help from a couple of FLI riggers.
The second job, fitting instruments to a 60 meter lattice tower, to be commissioned by Repower was successfully completed in a day.
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April 26th, 2010
We have a limited quantity of second hand wind monitering equipment for sale. Please contact us for further details.
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February 18th, 2010
Alec Church has returned form Sutherland in the Karoo in South Africa after helping Enviromon to safely install 3 Nexgen 60m Himasts. He brought the crew up to speed on safely handling 60m masts, they having previously only worked on 15 meter tilt up masts.
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December 1st, 2009
Alec Church has recently returned from a supervision trip to South Africa. He was asked to assist Mulilo Renewables with the installation of one 70m HiMast produced by Nexgen, in the fruit growing region of the western cape near a town called Worcester, 2 hours drive North of Cape Town. He taught a crew of local construction workers, with no experience of met mast installations, how to correctly assemble and safely lift the mast whilst overcoming a few teething problems. It was a steep leaning curve for the novice crew, but by the end of the installation they had gained enough knowledge and technique to safely install met masts.
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November 5th, 2009
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September 18th, 2009
The off shore climbing team from Solar Wheel Limited have successfully completed the replacement of wind measuring equipment and data loggers on Rhyl Flats Met mast which was recently extended from 80 to 90 meters in preparation for wind power-performance assessment, part of ongoing works by Npower Renewables to complete and comission the wind farm currently under construction. The anemometry equipment was supplied by welsh firm Vector Instruments based in Rhyl.
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September 18th, 2009
Bobby has recently returned from the Altai area of the Kazakhstan Steppes near lake Yarovoje in Siberia having supervised a local rigging team in the successful installation of 3 Nexgen 60m Himasts.
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September 11th, 2009
1:40pm Saturday 5th September 2009
Plans to develop a four-turbine wind farm near Milford Haven are a step closer with the installation of a temporary mast next week which will measure wind speeds at the proposed site.
The 50m anemometer (“met”) mast will be constructed at Wear Point on an industrial site adjacent to the Semlogistics tank storage facility, where renewable energy company Infinergy is due to apply shortly for planning permission to develop four wind turbines.
Lorraine Dallmeier, Infinergy’s senior project manager, said the mast would be used to gather wind speed and direction data and would be erected for 18 to 24 months.
“I’m very pleased to announce the instalment of the met mast at Wear Point — its construction is a key milestone for the project,” she said.
“Wind turbine schemes such as Wear Point are important in tackling climate change and helping to achieve local, regional and national targets for renewable energy production and the reduction of CO2.
“We believe that with the support of local people, we can provide a fantastic opportunity for the community of Milford Haven to contribute significantly towards renewable energy generation.”
Carmarthen-based Solar Wheel has been contracted to install the device and once erected, the wind data will be analysed by Garrad Hassan, a world leader in their field.
For further information visit www.wearpointwindfarm.co.uk
Read the original article here
Reproduced courtesy of Western Telegraph
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June 8th, 2009
Bobby Bazalgette has recently returned from Russia after supervising two installations of Nexgen 70m Himast in the Orenburg region.
He was asked by Greta & Green to advise the local crew on handling a 70m mast and also to commission the Campbell scientific loggers. Ensuring that they were communicating successfully with the local GSM networks and emailing data to the clients.
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May 29th, 2009
Alec Church has returned from Bosnia after supervising the successful installation of 2 Nexgen 70m Himasts to provide wind monitoring in the west of the country for Greta & Green Energy. The local rigging team had experience of installing 50m Nexgen masts but requested that Solar Wheel Ltd. send an experienced crew member to show them techniques for handling a 70m Mast, and to point out any pitfalls, ensuring that they installed it safely.
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