Case Studies
Below are a selection of case studies that demonstrate how BPP Tech supports customer needs through a robust combination of real world problem solving that includes analysis, site visits as well as inspection and forensic testing within its own in-house workshop and laboratory facilities.
Offshore Electrical Equipment Replacement Survey
A failed unit required replacement, but major logistical and operational issues emerged before repairs commenced.
Fault Within a Wind Farm Inter-Array Cable
Testing recovered cable revealed an 8-meter faulted section BPP Tech targeted for workshop dissection.
Forensic Investigation into 34kV Cable, Failure During Installation Testing
Two samples clearly showed signs of failure at the cable hang-off location after installation.
Cable Transition Joint Failure
BPP Tech observed dissection of a defective submarine-to-land cable joint, failed during qualification test.
Cable Dissection Witness
BPP Tech witnessed a failed subsea cable's dissection, from a European windfarm, for an insurance adjuster.
Manufacturing Surveillance Inspection, Subsea Trees
Project support that ensured successful manufacture, FAT and delivery of six subsea trees to the client site for installation.
Empirical Testing and Analysis to Ascertain Level of Cable Damage
An indentation was found on the trenching machine's feeler, assumed incident-caused, raising concerns about cable forces.
Expert Witness Investigation and Dissection of Defected Cable
A subsea cable was behaving erratically and exhibiting handling difficulties during transpooling and load out operations.
Reel Drive Unit Failure
The RDU spools subsea cables and umbilicals from vessel reels onto the seafloor.
Investigation into Root Causes of Cable Failure
BPP Tech identified multiple significant sub-optimal design flaws, critically compounded by radial crush loads during incidents.
Cable Damage Caused During Installation
BPP Tech sent an engineer to site for operations witness, visual survey, and to assess supplier inspection/remedial works.
Risk Management Audit
BPP Tech surveyed three assets for condition, maintenance, and safety, providing improvement consultancy and compliance assistance.
Glass Reinforced Polyester (GRP) Channel Failures
BPP Tech assessed catastrophic GRP material handling component failure. Site visits/survey informed their expert opinion.
Pipe Clamp Failures in Nuclear Facility
BPP Tech assessed a failed pipe clamp supporting a 400mm nuclear reactor cooling water inlet pipe.
Risk Management Survey of Offshore Assets
BPP Tech were engaged by insurers to conduct an offshore condition survey.
