Call for UK suppliers to apply to join Siemens supply chain before 28 April.

UK Renewables Service, part of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), is working with Siemens to organise a sourcing event on the 17 June in Rotherham to meet UK suppliers able to feed into its global supply chain with a special focus on the UK/offshore wind market. The event will feature presentations from key procurement managers from Siemens Wind Power followed by one-to-one meetings with potential suppliers. Interested parties can register their interest via email siemens@envirobusiness.co.uk or by calling +44 (0)1293 813 911. Applications must be recieved by the 28th April. Siemens priority areas of interest are as follows: Turbine Components Forged components (minimum 13 tonnes, 3.7m long, material: 42CrMo4) Major cast components (between 12 and 24 tonnes, material: EN-GJS 400 18U-LT) including machining and painting Cast clamping rings (0.3 tonnes, outer diameter 928mm, material: EN-GJS 400 18U-LT) Spherical roller bearings (0.5-3 tonnes, outer diameter more than 1,000mm) Double row 4-point slewing bearings, (ungeared, 1-3 tonnes, outer diameter between 1,500-3,300mm) Single row 4-point slewing bearings with internal gear (2 tonnes, outer diameter between 3,300mm) Machined parts (variety of size, tolerance and steel type, CNC controlled machines an advantage) Cables (fibre optics and low voltage) Control panels Glass fibre Blade root segments (glass/epoxy) Epoxy resin system (including hardener) (infusion and repair) Blade surface paint Towers and tower components Tower internal platforms (aluminium) Heat sinks for power electronics Offshore Project Management Third party labour (ground preparation, erection and mechanical completion) Mobile cranes (90, 130, 200, 300, 600 and 1,350 tonne capacity, hire/supply) Hotel vessels (30-80 capacity with full facilities, interested in hybrid vessels able to transfer crew to turbine directly) Transfer vessel (particular interest in vessels able to operate in waves up to 2.5m, charter/supply) Offshore Service Subsea cables repair/inspection – including agency services offering single point of contact for range of suppliers H&S Training – helicopter safety/offshore survival Helicopters – personnel transfer infield and from port base Heliport management ROVs – subsea inspection Geophysical studies – long term monitoring and seabed surveys to allow jack-up vessels to operate in the event of refits or repairs Weather forecasts/hindcasts – operation programming and predictive yield management Offshore rig management Heavy lift barges Maritime supply networks – including agency services offering single point of contact for range of suppliers Waste disposal – handling waste oil from turbines Offshore Wind Project Management Consultancy services providing quality assurance for the installation of wind turbine including assessment of quality of work by subcontractors. Engineering Services Rapid prototyping of electrical system components, especially reactor coils/inductors HALT testing of mechanical structures and electrical systems Design for manufacture Design consultancy for electrical transmission and distribution systems Recruitment agencies specialising in engineering, especially power electronics and electrical machines