Nature of Work: Access Construction
Client: G2 Energy
Project Location: Yorkshire
Summary
G2 Energy were contracted by their client, a wind farm developer, to provide EPC services on a handful of 500kW single wind turbine projects within the same locality in Yorkshire. The project involved upgrading existing access, installing new access, foundation works, substation construction and new HV cabling to the point of connection.
G2 approached Darlow Lloyd & Sons to carry out enabling works comprising the construction of the access roads and crane pads to four sites which Darlow Lloyd & Sons carried out using soil stabilisation.
The subgrade material along the route of the new road and crane pad was stabilised using an ultra low carbon binder from Cenin Cement and a layer of Type 1 was pushed out to act as the running surface. This Type 1 layer was then mixed with cement to provide the strength characteristics required by the cranes during the turbine erection works.
Benefits
Using soil stabilisation on this project enabled G2 to re-engineer the existing material on site to provide an enhanced strength to the road and crane pad through stabilisation. This meant that the amount of aggregate required to be brought in to site was significantly reduced, along with all associated vehicle movements.
The vast in house plant & labour resource of Darlow Lloyd & Sons along with our own transport services enable us to operate nationally and means that we can react to our client needs very quickly.