Commissioning – James E Richardson ( Electrical ) Limited

AWS – Commssioning and modifications to wave energy device

By James Richardson March 1, 2021 March 1, 2026 Commissioning, Design, previous customers, Wave energy

Working as a contractor to Sequentec, I produced the detailed design for several PLC system panels used on this prototype wave energy device. Later, I was asked to commission the electrical equipment and cabling during assembly at the structural fabricators in Glasgow. To do this I needed to produce commissioning … Continue reading

Oceaneering – PECMAG project

By James Richardson July 1, 2020 February 28, 2026 Commissioning, Design, previous customers, Wave energy

This project was to test a prototype wave energy device by towing it behind a boat. A major challenge was that a longer rope was required for safe towing than could be used for the electrical connection during the test. This meant the electrical connection had to be made safely … Continue reading

Mocean – Large scale wave energy device for deployment at EMEC, Orkney

By James Richardson June 28, 2020 February 28, 2026 Commissioning, Design, previous customers, Wave energy

The electrical systems for this large, offshore wave energy device were tested in Rosyth before being assembled into its structure at the steelwork fabricator’s workshop in Cowdenbeath, Scotland. Working as a subcontractor to Sequentec, I supported the development of this device over several years. I designed several electrical panels as … Continue reading

Edinburgh Designs Limited – Factory Acceptance Tests

By James Richardson September 28, 2019 March 1, 2026 Commissioning, previous customers

Edinburgh Designs needed someone to travel to Runcorn to carry out a factory acceptance test on a set of electrical panels before they were shipped abroad. Unfortunately none of their staff were available to travel that week. I visited Edinburgh Design’s offices in Edinburgh to familiarise myself with the drawings … Continue reading

Sustainable Marine AROV cabling and sensors

By James Richardson May 27, 2019 March 1, 2026 Commissioning, previous customers

Sustainable Marine used this subsea vehicle to attach their novel anchoring system to the seabed. It consisted of a hydraulic valve pack which operated drills for embedding the anchors into rock, tracks to move along the sea floor and a number of hydraulic rams. This was monitored by pressure and … Continue reading

Albertern – Retrofit PLC system on wave enegy device

By James Richardson January 27, 2019 March 1, 2026 Commissioning, Design, previous customers, Wave energy

Albertern produced a smale scale wave energy device for operation in the lochs and estuaries of Scotland, rather than the open ocean. Its aim was to accept a smaller wave resource in return for a less extreme environment and a ready demand for electricity from offshore consumers. I supported Sequentec … Continue reading

Quila – Commissioning and start up of a biogas plant

By James Richardson January 27, 2018 March 1, 2026 Biogas, Commissioning, previous customers

This interesting project, on the outskirts of Glenrothes in Scotland, ferments agricultural products and waste to produce methane. This is then fed directly into the UK’s natural gas grid as a replacement for fossil fuel. Working on site for 4 months, I oversaw the commissioning of the equipment. In addition … Continue reading

ScotRenewables – Commissioning tidal device

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By James Richardson November 1, 2015 February 27, 2026 Commissioning, previous customers, Tidal devices

commissioning tidal device in shipyard — **Tidal device at Harland & Wolff during electrical commissioning**

I was contracted for 3 weeks to begin commissioning the electrical systems of the ScotRenewables (now Orbital Marine Power) 2MW tidal device at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland. In this time I created a set of commissioning documents and tested a large part of the electrical panels, sensors and cabling. Unfortunately, I was only available for 3 weeks as I had another contract already arranged, but I left template documents and a commissioning plan to allow the customer to continue this testing themselves.

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