Applications / Engineering guide
Wind Power for Temporary & Construction Sites: Feasibility Review
A temporary project needs an assessment of both its changing demand and its usable installation period. Compare wind with the required supply stages, mobilisation work and removal responsibilities before assuming that a standard turbine can serve as portable site power.
Temporary demand does not establish portable wind equipment.
MARSTON’s current range is not described here as trailer-mounted, foundation-free or immediately deployable. The actual tower, site works, approvals and supply arrangement remain part of the feasibility review.
01 / Phase register
Describe the demand at each stage of the project.
Identify establishment, main works, fit-out, stand-down and closure stages as applicable.
Identify establishment, main works, fit-out, stand-down and closure stages as applicable. Record location, planned dates, service scope and confidence in the schedule. Tools, workshops, office units and other actual site loads should be listed by the period in which they operate.
Use separate scenarios for uncertain expansion or relocation. A construction-site annual bill may combine stages that never recur in the same way. The load-profile guide helps preserve actual records while keeping future phase assumptions explicit.
02 / Usable period
Count the time after installation readiness is established.
Record the work needed before a wind candidate can supply the project: assessment, permissions, design, delivery, civil work, installation and agreed acceptance.
Record the work needed before a wind candidate can supply the project: assessment, permissions, design, delivery, civil work, installation and agreed acceptance. Identify their responsible parties and schedule assumptions. Do not count pre-installation time as useful generating time.
Retain the end date and any required shutdown or removal period in the comparison. If schedule uncertainty leaves too little supported operating time, defer wind or examine another supply option. No fixed minimum project duration or universal payback threshold is established here.
03 / Site works
Review the actual installation rather than a mobility label.
Identify the candidate turbine position, tower and foundation requirements, changing work areas and service access.
Identify the candidate turbine position, tower and foundation requirements, changing work areas and service access. Temporary use still needs an applicable design and project permissions. An available plot or a removable office unit does not establish a mounting arrangement for the current range.
HSE’s construction-electricity context identifies planning and management responsibilities for site systems; its UK guidance is not a global approval rule. This page supplies no temporary wiring, tower lifting or foundation procedure. Obtain the actual installation requirements from the responsible professionals.
04 / Supply stages
Define what supports each required service period.
List the grid, generator, proposed third-party storage and conversion equipment included at each stage.
List the grid, generator, proposed third-party storage and conversion equipment included at each stage. Specify who defines critical loads, starts and accepted interruptions. Wind availability cannot by itself meet a short-notice deployment or continuous site-service requirement.
Review stage transitions and equipment changes through the integrator’s actual interface documents. No direct connection to portable tools, welders or chargers is assumed. The backup guide supports alternative-source duties without promising a complete mobile microgrid.
05 / Removal & reuse
Keep end-of-project work and future use conditional.
Include the agreed removal, transport, storage and land-restoration responsibilities in the scope comparison.
Include the agreed removal, transport, storage and land-restoration responsibilities in the scope comparison. If future redeployment is proposed, ask which components, documents and condition evidence can support a new installation review. Reuse is a project assumption until its applicable requirements are established.
A tower or turbine suitable for one site does not approve a second location’s foundation, wind exposure or electrical connection. Use the transport and storage record to retain component identity and condition; it is not a guarantee of effortless redeployment.
06 / Feasibility record
Compare complete alternatives over the same stages.
Compare candidate wind, solar, grid and generator arrangements against identical service periods and owner-approved needs.
Compare candidate wind, solar, grid and generator arrangements against identical service periods and owner-approved needs. Include mobilisation, local work, service access, final removal and any supported future-use assumption. Neither remote location nor a sustainability objective proves wind is the right temporary option.
Send MARSTON the phase and location schedule, loads, site constraints, supply documents and proposed end-of-project scope. Request the wind-equipment review only where the project evidence supports it. No portable turbine, rapid erection, rental availability, fixed fuel saving or construction-site uptime is claimed here.
Continue the review with Wind Power for Mining Camps & Exploration Sites.
Continue the review with Wind Turbine Factory & Site Acceptance: Evidence Planning.
Continue the review with Wind Power Converter Supply: Define the Purchase Boundary.
Further project guides: Dust Exposure & Enclosure Assessment for Wind Turbines.
General background: HSE: construction-site electricity planning and management context. These references explain industry concepts; they are separate from the applicable MARSTON product and project documents.
Prepare the information for this review.
Use the checklist to organise the project information. Mark unavailable items and retain document references.
| Review item | Information to provide | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Project phases | Locations, dates, loads and schedule confidence | Define the actual supply periods. |
| Readiness schedule | Assessment, design, delivery and acceptance assumptions | Identify usable operating time. |
| Installation scope | Tower, civil work, permissions and work-area constraints | Avoid an assumed portable installation. |
| Supply duties | Stage sources, transient demand and continuity | Review changing electrical needs. |
| End-of-project scope | Removal, storage, restoration and conditional reuse | Compare the complete deployment. |
Engineering questions.
Are the current MARSTON turbines portable site generators?
No portable or rapid-deployment product capability is claimed here. Review the actual fixed-installation scope.
Can a short project justify a wind installation?
Only the resource, usable period, service and complete scope assessment can establish whether further work is worthwhile.
Does temporary use remove foundation or approval questions?
No such exemption is stated. The actual installation and applicable project requirements must be established.
Can construction loads connect directly to a turbine?
Identify the actual supply and conversion equipment and its supported interfaces. No direct connection is assumed.
Can the equipment be moved to another site without review?
A new location needs applicable resource, structure, connection and condition review, even if some equipment is reused.
What should I prepare before an enquiry?
Provide phase dates and loads, candidate locations, readiness and removal scope, resources and proposed supply duties.
Technical enquiry
Bring your project information to the discussion.
A temporary project needs an assessment of both its changing demand and its usable installation period. Share the available information and the equipment scope you want reviewed in a technical quotation.