The Western Australia state government has announced funding support for a third local engineering firm to make the transition into the region’s rapidly growing wind energy sector.
Perth based industrial services and equipment provider Turbine Solutions was announced this week as the third recipient of co-investment funding through the state government’s Wind Energy Manufacturing Co-Investment Program.
Turbine Solutions, which was previously focused on providing industrial services and equipment tailored to the needs of gas and steam turbine clients in the oil and gas industry, wants to branch out into the wind farm repair business.
It has now secured $453,230 in co-investment through the state’s $8 million Wind Energy Manufacturing Co-Investment program, and will use the money to create specialised services for wind turbines maintenance and refurbishment.
Turbine Solutions expects the project to create up to 15 new jobs and generate $11.2 million in new revenue over the next five years.
Turbine Solutions will partner with an unnamed global manufacturer of wind turbines to commercialise services such as bearing replacements and borescope inspections of main shafts.
The company will also adopt ISO 9001 and turbine-specific safety standards, upskill its staff through Global Wind Organisation (GWO) certified training, and introduce advanced tools, such as Quick-Switch and BoltSafe sensors, along with custom tooling for safer access and real-time monitoring.
By expanding its capabilities into the wind energy sector, Turbine Solutions hopes to help reduce wind turbine downtime, improve safety, and deliver faster, locally based maintenance.
Field trials at operational wind farms in Western Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales will validate the company’s expanded capabilities and processes.
Eugenio Sanchez, a director of Turbine Solutions, says the funding will help deliver a “scalable, high-impact maintenance wind-turbine servicing model” that improves safety, reduces disruption, and builds local capability in Australia’s clean energy supply chain.
The Wind Energy Manufacturing Co-Investment Program has already awarded funding to two other Western Australian companies, Australian Winders and RCR Advanced Technologies, to enter the wind energy sector.
According to the state government, the program has supported manufacturing activity expected to create over 85 new jobs and generate $65 million in new revenue through the first five years.
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