H2air GT and the KJM design office have installed three Batmode S recorders.

In fact, the DREAL, Regional Directorate for the Environment, Planning and Housing requires wind farm operators to listen to the activity of bats at the height of the nacelles.

The Camomile, Julie and Coquelicot 1 wind turbines now have an observation balcony nestling in the nacelles for viewing night-time theatre.

This equipment will produce continuous recordings throughout the summer months, in order to consolidate knowledge of these mammals and their relationship with the wind turbines.

The SDIS 80 GRIMP at H2air for intervention exercises on our wind turbines.

The hazardous environment recognition and response group (GRIMP) from the SDIS of the Somme conducted response exercises on the Coquelicot 2 wind farm, which is operated by H2air GT.

H2air GT wished to make a wind turbine available for one day, so that the rescuers could train on one of the machines in the Coquelicot 2 park. These are Enercon-type wind turbines with a rotor of 82m in diameter and a nacelle at 78m height.

The day of June 20th proved ideal, with little wind and plenty of sunshine. Around twenty fire-fighters climbed the ladder to reach the nacelle.

The SDIS exercises on our wind farm:

• Exercise 1: an injured person was positioned in the smallest part of the machine. He was evacuated on a stretcher via a hatch in the nacelle, from the outside to the ground by means of ropes.
• Exercise 2: all fire-fighters evacuated from the nacelle from the outside using ropes.
• Exercise 3: Evacuation of an injured person from the nacelle through the inside of the tower on a stretcher using ropes. Several narrow hatches to pass through the tower presented various difficulties.

See also: Continuous training in working at heights and evacuation

The objective is twofold:

Fire-fighters discover the site and practise on a wind turbine that is technically different from those of other manufacturers; for H2air GT, which ensures site safety, it is an opportunity to test the procedures in place, identify areas for improvement, and understand the difficulties and needs of the emergency services in the event of an intervention.

“Once or twice a month our group performs manoeuvres at height, but also at depth. It can be on a wind turbine, a large building and even on cliffs, but also in caves. After abseiling twice, we evacuate a stretcher horizontally, with a victim attached, and a rescuer directing the descent. ”

Lieutenant Claude Barray

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