SSE Renewables

Applying New Digital Technology to Offshore Wind Farm Maintenance

As SSE Renewables plans to build new wind energy sites while also extending the life of its existing ones, we needs someone to identify opportunities to use new digital technologies.

Aims:

This project aims to deliver a review of how an offshore wind farm operates, and how digital technologies could make it operate better. Areas will include:

• Wind farm data analysis
• Asset monitoring and remote operations activities
• Application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in analysis
• Opportunities to move key areas further into predictive maintenance, rather than use time-based measures
• Application and scope of “digital twins”

To do this you will:

• Interview with Operations and Maintenance staff
• Research into disruptive technologies and their applications
• Collaboration with various SSE Renewables teams including the Technology team
• Local site visits to key suppliers

Key skills and interests

• Data analysis
• Communication
• Problem solving
• Engineering
• Research
• Planning
• Microsoft Office

Company information:

SSE Renewables are a leading developer and operator of renewable energy generation, focusing on onshore and offshore wind, hydro, solar and battery storage. We’re a pioneering team of over 2,000 renewable energy professionals based across the markets in which we operate, each with a passion for championing clean energy delivery.
The Greater Gabbard team operate and maintain one of the Top 20 largest offshore wind farms in the world.

Address: Greater Gabbard Operations Base, 10 Herring Market, Battery Green Road, Lowestoft, NR32 1BY

Key contact: Matthew Henderson

Visit SSE Renewables’ website for more information on the company

Return to Coastal Energy Project Directory