July 2023

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VALEMO Newsletter July 2023

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Focus on the first offshore safety days!

“At VALEMO, training our colleagues to keep pace with changes in our business lines, and safety training in particular, remains a central issue.

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As a result, and in line with the strong growth in our offshore activities, VALEMO set up its first offshore safety days this year, similar to what we do every year with our onshore teams. The aim is to raise awareness of the risks associated with work at sea and to continue strengthening the safety culture of our teams.

On 24 and 25 May, our offshore colleagues went to Lorient to carry out “man overboard” and “boat landing” exercises in the IFOPSE cell. They were then able to talk to safety professionals about dangerous situations in the offshore sector.

Many thanks to our QHSE department for organising these first offshore safety days, which were greatly appreciated by all the participants!

But enough about offshore, and enjoy reading this new newsletter, which covers many other subjects.”

Frédéric Prévost, Director

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LATEST NEWS

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OPERATION

Bird detection system (BDS)

A bird detection system (BDS) is a set of technologies and devices designed to detect the presence of birds around wind farms. The main aim of this system is to minimise the risk of collision with wind turbines. A BDS can include a number of components, such as cameras and acoustic deterrents.

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ENGINEERING

Retrofitting hydroelectric power stations in Guadeloupe

Since 2010, VALEMO has been developing wind and photovoltaic remote management tools to meet the supervision needs of its facilities. With the increase in the number of power plants in operation, and following the acquisition of the FHA (Force Hydraulique Antillaise, based in …

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OFFSHORE

Quality monitoring of wind turbines at the Fécamp offshore wind farm

Following its involvement last year in the manufacturing, installation, commissioning and maintenance stages of France’s first offshore wind farm in Saint-Nazaire, VALEMO is continuing to play an active part in the development of the …

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SPECIAL FEATURE

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ENGINEERING: Blade inspections by drone

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VALEMO has been performing visual inspections of wind turbine blades on its customers’ assets for almost ten years. Our experience in this field has led us to carry out these inspections on most types of wind turbine. With the objective of increasing our skills, we wanted to develop a new technical service in the field of visual inspection by drone.

So, at the end of last year, we decided to invest in a drone to carry different type of missions …

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SUBSTANTIVE SUBJECT

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ENGINEERING: Improvement of an ice forecasting model

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Since October 2021, VALEMO has been involved in a CIFRE thesis project, in collaboration with the CNRM (Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques) and Météo France, to continue improving an icing forecasting model (WIRE) on wind turbine blades. The aim of this partnership is to obtain an operational tool for our control centre for the operation of wind farms…

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HUMAN RESOURCES

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TRAINING: VALEMO safety days

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For more than 10 years, VALEMO’s operations and maintenance staff have been getting together for safety days.

In early June, 63 participants gathered near Vierzon to take part in 4 safety workshops at the Dampierre wind farm (Nordex N117 wind turbine) over 1.5 days, accompanied by trainers from IFOPSE and PETZL, including a workshop on setting up an evacuator in a nacelle filled with smoke, and feedback on best practice in emergency management in the event of a wind turbine fire or pollution at the wind farm.

RECRUITMENT

We are recruiting ! All job offers are visible here

Join the VALEMO adventure!

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Actualités

VALEMO’s first direct wind farm maintenance contract with an SPV takes shape!

Since May 2024, VALEMO has been maintaining the Criel-sur-Mer wind farm on behalf of SPV Criel Energie. The start of this contract is the fruit of work that began when the wind farm was commissioned in 2011, and has been complemented by

VALEMO takes another step forward in its international development!

After 13 years of expertise and commitment to the supervision, operation and maintenance of renewable energies, we are proud to announce the opening of our subsidiary in Finland, marking a new chapter in our international expansion. We welcome two new Finnish operations

Meet Gabriel, head of the engineering department.

What is your department’s role within VALEMO? I’m in charge of the Engineering Department, which is responsible for providing tools and expertise to support VALEMO’s other activities, such as operations and maintenance. It is also within this department that we develop the