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Powersystems complete 54.4 MW Ray Wind Farm for client

July 28, 2017

Powersystems has successfully completed another electrical infrastructure project and handed over Ray Wind Farm to their client Vattenfall.

Fulfilling the contract to provide the design, supply, installation and commissioning services of the 54.4 MW  Ray Wind Farm; a 26km 33 kV grid connection route made up of 6 x 33kV power cables, fibre optic cables, over 300 terminations and 4 x overhead line section points, were all undertaken by Powersystems as the Independent Connection Provider (ICP) in the Northern Powergrid region.

Ray Wind Farm is a 16 turbine onshore wind farm project situated on the Ray Estate near Kirkwhelpington in Northumberland. Ray Wind Farm generates enough power every year to meet the equivalent annual electricity demand of over 30,000 UK households.

Powersytems have shown their collaborative ability to work in partnership with the main civil contractor, turbine installer and the Ray Wind Farm client to deliver this project to plan, and provide an extra level of service and support to accommodate additional requirements throughout the project.

Ray Wind farm gained UK Government approval in 2005 and work started in 2015.  Now that it is fully operational it is able to provide electricity for 30,000 homes directly into the national grid transmission network, for the benefit of customers across the UK.

Ray Wind Farm Investing in the Community

Following an extensive consultation, in which the local community within 10km of the wind farm shared their views on the fund, Vattenfall appointed a Steering Group of local representatives, tasked with ensuring that the fund is used to provide the greatest possible benefit for local people.

The findings were published in the Ray Wind Farm Community Fund Community Profile Report.  A review of the findings has set the priorities for the Fund, these are:

The Ray Wind Farm Small Grants programme

This fund is now open, the programme, is being managed on Vattenfall’s behalf by the Community Foundation Tyne and Wear and Northumberland, and a panel made up of members of the local community will recommend the grant awards.

The improvement of infrastructure to support the social and economic sustainability of the area, such as internet, mobile phone coverage and community transport.  A separate £172,000 annual fund is to be managed by a local Community Interest Company which hopes to be up and running later this year.

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Powersystems are powering the transition to a carbon free future

As a high voltage specialist electrical engineering company with over 46 years (1977-2022) experience Powersystems have grown by reputation to become a trusted force in the design, installation and commissioning of electrical infrastructure across the UK.

Celebrating 26 years as the first Lloyds National Electricity Registration Scheme ‘s accredited Independent Connection Provider (ICP), Powersystems are capable of delivering contestable grid connections at voltages up to 132 kV.

Since 2000, Powersystems have connected over 6 Gigawatts of renewable energy generation to the UK electricity grid, along with decarbonisation technology which includes; wind energy projects, solar, anaerobic digestion, hydroelectric, electrical vehicle infrastructure, short term operating reserve STOR, combined heat and power (CHP), Grid stability projects like rotating stabilisers,  and battery energy storage systems (BESS) as well as commercial industrial private wire networks.

Working with partners, delivering sustainable power solutions, proudly the Powersystems high voltage specialist team have connected 27% of all U.K. onshore wind farm

At the core of the operation is a commitment to the highest values of health and safety, welfare, quality and the environment. Powersystems Integrated management systems are ISO accredited and their approach under their health and safety ‘Priority No.1’ brand is to aim for the best industry practice in all.

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