Instrument, Electrical & Grid Connection
Xodus carries in-house instrument and electrical expertise that contributes to facilities definition and costing for conceptual studies. A specific service in this area is consultancy and advice relating to upgrading of existing control and safety systems, especially on offshore facilities.
For developers in the renewables sector our services include:
› Grid connection feasibility studies
› Wind turbine specification (electrical)
› Wind turbine technical negotiation
› Wind turbine factory inspection
› Full grid connection management, from initial discussion with the network company to the
management of the connection and compliance process. This includes management of the
testing, examination and collation of results, and creation and completion of the full User
Data Library required by National Grid.
› Co-ordination of the development of Mandatory Services Agreement following receipt of
Final Operational Notification.
› Early examination of grid code issues for specific sites for the purposes of realistic budgeting.
› Early examination of transformer inrush issues and specification of mitigation measures for the purposes of realistic electrical cost budgeting.