+44 (0)1506 445940 info@nrsgroup.co.uk About Us Services Project Delivery Projects News Contact Boolard Windfarm Back This project involved the design and construction of all Civil Balance of Plant works for a 2 turbine wind farm in Co. Cork. Works included associated turbine foundations and hardstanding areas; new site entrance; internal site tracks; off-site public road improvements; substation and control building; new underground grid connection duct route to Charleville 110kV Substation; wind farm network electrical and communications cabling; and other ancillary works. Site Preparation and Off-Site Works This phase of construction comprised of clearance of any areas required to access the proposed site compound areas. Site entrance works and public road modifications to make safe access and egress to site were also undertaken during this phase. Site preparation works involved the site set up of the following items: Site offices and meeting rooms; Site welfare facilities (canteen, toilets, waste disposal, etc.); Compound for the storage of all on site machinery and materials; Car-parking for site staff and visitors; Permanent/temporary fencing, site signage and safety boards; and Site security. Click image to enlarge Site Infrastructure/Balance of Plant (BoP) Works This phase comprised of the construction of civil and electrical infrastructural works associated with the project. This included civil and structural works in the form of site tracks, hardstanding areas, 2 no. turbine foundations, control buildings, substation compounds and other associated infrastructure. The trenching and installation of the wind farm networks cabling was carried out during this phase, along with the electrical installation in the control buildings and substation compounds. Off-site works were undertaken on public roads during this phase in order to facilitate the delivery of abnormal loads and turbine components to site. Turbine Supply Works This phase ran concurrently with the latter stages of Phase 3 (described above). Turbine components were delivered to the site and erected and commissioned by the Turbine Supplier and their sub-contractors. Electrical Grid Connection The wind farm was connected to the distribution network via an approximately 5.5km 20kV underground cable to the Charleville Substation. NRS Group were required to complete ducting and joint pits along the grid route. The grid connection required interface between the ESBN and PSDP to ensure all requirements were reached. The substation and control building were built by NRS Group. St Andrews Cross – 132/33KV Demolition, Civils & Construction St Andrews Cross 132/33 kV Substation is an indoor AIS substation which consists of two incoming 132 kV transformer feeders, Dalmarnock 1 and Dalmarnock 2 connected to two 132/33 kV 60 MVA transformers, Grid T1A and Grid T2A respectively. Read More NRS Group’s Core Values Quality, Collaborative & Pride Our Mission Statement Through the continuous development and empowerment of our people our aim is to deliver projects to the highest quality by taking pride in our work. We strive to improve by continually reviewing all we do, & take ownership to find solutions that are in the best interests of our Projects Got Questions? Whatever your project, contact the team at the NRS Group to see how we can aid you and your development. Contact Us Careers About Us News Contact Copyright 2021 NRS Terms and Conditions Cookies Sitemap Website designed & developed by hush.digital Cookies help us to provide, protect and improve our services. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our privacy policy. CLOSE