Operations & Maintenance

  • Wind power on the rise in America

    Mar 10, 2014

    AWEA, the national trade association of the United States wind energy industry, has shared that wind power topped 4% of the U.S. power grid for the first time last year.
  • Study looks to cut offshore infrastructure risks

    Mar 10, 2014

    Xodus Group, Cathie Associates and UTEC Geomarine have set up a consortium in the United Kingdom to prepare a study that will focus on how to curtail the costs of generating electricity from offshore wind farms.
  • North American Wind Farm Operators Talk Business

    Mar 4, 2014

    Over 52 wind farm operators will gather in Dallas to discuss and debate ways to enhance wind turbine performance, extend their asset’s lifetime and minimize their risk on O&M expenditure
  • O&M offshore plays larger role as climate change takes a toll

    Mar 3, 2014

    Offshore wind farms can withstand some of the worst weather conditions on the planet. In addition to O&M taking a larger role during harsh offshore weather conditions, a new study states that large offshore arrays could be the answer to curbing...
  • Does your O&M supply contract really meet your long-term requirements?

    Feb 24, 2014

    Frequently, an O&M contract is judged by its bottom line costs, however this is not the only factor that a contract should be gauged against. We look at the different strategies and approaches so that you can assess which is the best fit for your...
  • Major Investors Join Over 180 Wind Energy Stakeholders at Dallas 2014

    Feb 20, 2014

    As major investors like Goldman Sachs invest sums of up to $40billion in renewables, it is critical that an effective asset management and data analysis strategy is implemented to ensure ROI.
  • The role of sensors in wind turbine O&M

    Feb 17, 2014

    Sensors can greatly improve wind turbine operations and maintenance. Provided the sensors themselves do not break down, of course.
  • New tool to support US planning

    Feb 17, 2014

    Authorities in the United States have published the first publicly available interactive map and geo-dataset, showing more than 47,000 onshore wind turbine locations and related information across the entire US.
  • Deepwater Wind, Alstom sign agreements

    Feb 17, 2014

    Providence, Rhode Island-based offshore wind developer-based Deepwater Wind and Alstom have signed agreements to supply the Block Island Wind Farm with five of Alstom’s 6 MW Haliade 150 offshore wind turbines.
  • UK radar modification deal signed

    Feb 17, 2014

    Air traffic services company NATS has signed a deal with two wind turbine developers, signalling technical progress in mitigating the radar interference from UK wind turbines.
  • OCC approves cost recovery for wind power contracts

    Feb 10, 2014

    The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) last week approved cost recovery for three wind power contracts that will allow customers of electric utility company Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) to benefit from historically low wind energy prices...
  • Post-warranty O&M: how to balance cost, quality and control of services

    Feb 10, 2014

    All decisions pertaining to pre-and-post warranty O&M management is a significant milestone in the timeline of a project.
  • Round up and key insight from the European Wind O&M Forum, Hamburg

    Feb 5, 2014

    Last week saw a truly international delegation gather at the 6th Annual O&M Forum in Hamburg to discuss key themes and trends across the O&M field
  • O&M considerations for floating turbines

    Feb 3, 2014

    France is pushing full steam ahead with plans for a range of floating turbine designs. And some of them are even intended to make operations and maintenance easier. We also look at US progress in the floating turbine arena.
  • One Nevada Transmission Line completed

    Jan 27, 2014

    NV Energy and Great Basin Transmission South last week officially dedicated the 231-mile long One Nevada Transmission Line (ON Line).

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