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Supply Chain Services for Renewables

SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY

Whether you operate in wind, solar or battery energy storage – or across all renewables markets – it is important that you have insight, understanding and confidence in your supply chain. Suppliers in critical industries like renewables must be technically competent, financially solvent, with the correct quality and sustainability measures in place to match your own standards. They must also be able to demonstrate that they can meet the urgent delivery demands of a time-critical industry. Our team of specialists work across the world to ensure this is the case – and give you the assurance you need to demonstrate it to stakeholders.

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WHY CHOOSE BUREAU VERITAS FOR RENEWABLES SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES?

With more than 330 specialist Bureau Veritas renewables supply chain inspectors and a long history of experience in renewables, we have the quality, speed, consistency and global reach to meet your needs. 

  • 18 global renewables centres of expertise
  • Global qualifications and competencies
  • Innovative approach using industry best practices
  • Committed to safety and integrity
  • Global expertise, local support in more than 140 countries
  • Access a full range of sustainability services

COMPANIES FACE INCREASING CHALLENGES FROM SUPPLY CHAIN 

  • CONFORMITY

    Conformity of products, to codes, standards & purchase terms & specifications:

    • Procurement workshop inspections
    • Expediting services
    • Product testing 
    • Logistic inspections
    • Retailers inspections
  • PERFORMANCE

    Performance of providers, of goods & services to meet expectations in terms of sustainability, business continuity, maturity — mid-to-long term engagement process:

    • Vendor qualification audits
    • Maturity assessments
    • Resilience assessments 
  • TRANSPARENCY

    Transparency related to, supply chain tiers mapping, product traceability, integrity of information flows:

    • Supply chain mapping
    • Product traceability
    • Information integrity
  • ASSURANCE

    Assurance of regulatory compliance and due diligence heavy processes in globalised supply chains:

    • Responsible sourcing schemes
    • HSE regulations
    • Due diligence (i.e. GSCA, Dodd Frank Act,)
    • Other regulatory schemes 

Our services span conformity, assurance, performance and transparency, at every stage of the project lifecycle

  • PRE-PROCUREMENT ADVISORY

    • Technical procurement support

    • Supplier technical assessments 

     

  • PROCUREMENT SUPERVISION

    • Second and third-party shop inspections (QA/QC)

    • Expediting

    • Factory acceptance tests

    • Pre-shipment lab testing 

  • SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY

    • ESG

    • Lifecycle management

  • INSPECTION SERVICES (QA/QC) – 2ND & 3RD PARTY

    • Material quality control and inspection

    • Instrument & production line calibration

    • Inline manufacturing monitoring

    • Supervision of the production process of main components

  • EXPEDITING

    • Coordination of expediting with all suppliers

    • Monitoring of dispatch material

    • Field and desk expediting

    • Situation assessment for the overall project

    • Supplier performance monitoring

  • FACTORY ACCEPTANCE AUDITS (F.A.T.)

    • Visual inspection

    • Non- destructive testing

    • Functional and performance testing

  • PRE-SHIPMENT LAB TESTING (PV MODULES)

    • Visual inspection

    • Performance testing

    • Safety testing

  • TRANSPORT, LOADING AND UNLOADING SUPERVISION

    • Witnessing of loading and unloading of components (process, quantity)

    • Inspection points at factory, ports, and site

    • Product traceability