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Feb 11, 2013
Triton Knoll consultation reviews electrical system
Feb 7, 2013
Leaders in the global wind O&M industry will join this years’ Wind O&M Forum for Power Producers that will be hosted in Hamburg (February 18-20), and is set to be one of Europe’s key wind energy operations and maintenance events – tackling cost...
Feb 5, 2013
The capabilities of wind turbine performance monitoring (PM) technology have increased exponentially over the last several years, and now provides operators with an increasingly complex datasets into how well their turbines have performed
Feb 4, 2013
Close to 25% of wind farm O&M costs are linked to the gearbox, which highlights why assessing how to make gearbox planetary stage condition monitoring more effective is ever more important to wind farm operators for onshore and offshore assets.
Jan 31, 2013
After a bumper installation year of 13GW of wind power generation capacity installed in 2012, wind energy in the US now accounts for 6% of the nation’s total energy mix.
Jan 30, 2013
In little under a month, the first-ever Wind O&M Forum with an exclusive dual focus on onshore and offshore will take place in Hamburg, the principal location for operational wind facilities and service specialists.
Jan 28, 2013
Wind turbine condition monitoring has evolved as the need for well-organised monitoring systems has risen. More evolution is likely to continue as new find farms get constructed and owners of aging turbines want to see better efficiency and longevity...
Jan 22, 2013
As the wind industry in Europe has grown, so has the number of companies looking to capitalise on the aftercare market, especially as the number of new onshore wind turbine developments has slowed..
Jan 20, 2013
Finding replacement parts for ten year old turbines is a growing problem in Europe, and increasingly in the US. It is natural for OEMs to discontinue parts as designs evolve over time. But could China lead a new trend and alleviate the problem with a new...
Jan 20, 2013
“We believe the key for the owner to manage O&M [warranty] contracts is to be systematic by monitoring and benchmarking the blades over time compared with early preventive actions.” -Find Mølholt Jensen
Jan 18, 2013
Turbines aged 10 years or over are found to experience an O&M cost increase of up to 25% (Wind Energy Updates EOW Options Report 2012), resulting in owner/operators being forced to analyse their post-warranty strategy and fully assess their O&M...
Jan 14, 2013
Siting wind farms in Ireland could help the UK reach its renewable goal set by the UK Energy Bill. Developers are already starting to realise the added benefits of Ireland's available land, UK grid connection possibilities and wind friendly energy...
Jan 7, 2013
New York offshore wind: leasing being evaluated Companies and organisations mentioned: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, New York Power Authority; American Wind Energy Association;
Dec 31, 2012
The traditional view of onshore wind is that it is difficult enough to get local communities to accept turbines, let alone pay for them. But crowdfunding in Europe is changing that picture.
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