RS, a trading brand of RS Group plc, a global provider of product and service solutions for industrial customers, provides a wide range of product and service solutions optimized for builders, operators, and maintainers in the wind energy industry.
The wind energy industry is at an inflection point. It is growing rapidly in size and scale and adopting new maintenance solutions and strategies engineered to improve productivity, efficiency, and reliability and reduce costs. The offshore wind energy segment in particular is experiencing significant growth. In 2021 alone, more than 21,000 megawatts of offshore wind power were installed and connected to the grid, marking the beginning of a growing global trend towards bigger wind farms and more powerful turbines. Today, offshore wind energy capacity stands at around 63,200 megawatts worldwide.
Much of the public focus on the wind energy industry is centered on growth stats like these. Within the industry, however, there’s an equal focus on the routine maintenance and repairs that these installations require. Due to the massive height of wind turbines and the hazardous environmental conditions that offshore turbines are subjected to, maintaining the growing global fleet of on- and offshore wind farms comes with myriad challenges. As such, operators and maintenance organizations in the offshore wind sector are increasingly looking to form trusted relationships with distribution partners that can offer carefully curated product ranges, speedy service, and new product innovations that make it easier for them to streamline their activities and become more profitable.
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RS has responded to the needs of the rapidly evolving offshore wind sector by offering an expanded range of maintenance solutions and value-added services that make it easier for operators and maintainers to get the tools and equipment they need. As a global distributor with enormous buying power and operations in 31 countries around the world, RS can offer an extensive selection of relevant solutions at competitive prices and deliver them without delay.
Advanced maintenance solutions available at RS include condition monitoring and remote control solutions, such as sensors, PLCs, remote I/O modules, industrial routers, industrial PCs, industrial Ethernet switches, and wireless access points, that allow operators to remotely record, transmit, analyze, and leverage sensor data to identify and potentially even rectify electrical or mechanical issues before they damage equipment and cause unplanned downtime. As such, they also reduce on-site inspection requirements and can help maintenance technicians better prepare for on-site repairs, which can significantly improve on-the-job safety and efficiency and reduce the amount of time that they must spend at height and in hazardous environments.
SOURCE : PRNewswire