Nov 25, 2011
For five years wind operations managers cited reliability, availability and WTG capacity as the main figures they worked off and were held accountable for.
Nov 25, 2011
Export and inter-array cables are exposed to a hostile, high-risk environment during a wind farm’s operational life...
Nov 21, 2011
This week, Ron Baker, AMG Intellifast, reviews developments in using high-pitched sound frequencies to provide information on the load in a bolt being stretched as it is tightened.
Nov 14, 2011
The release or discussion of O&M cost data is still not discussed by leading operators, arguably out of a growing concern that public and policy enthusiasm for windpower would be dampened.
Nov 7, 2011
With O&M costs expected to contribute roughly 50% of operational expenditure costs in the first and last 5 years of the project’s lifecycle, a lean, flexible O&M strategy is crucial to maintaining a profit margin, according to a new report.
Nov 1, 2011
The latest research from Wind Energy Update reveals that despite the huge amount of attention given to gearbox failure, electrical faults are a leading cause of offshore wind turbine downtime.
Oct 31, 2011
Wind Energy Update catches up with Patrick Clerens, Secretary General of the newly created European Association for Storage of Energy, to learn about the possibilities for wind energy storage in Europe.
Oct 24, 2011
Z-technologies’ futuristic concept for servicing farshore offshore wind farms has won a vote of confidence from the UK’s Carbon Trust. Wind Energy Update contacts Z-Port partner Kees Jan Groen, to learn more about the innovative idea.
Oct 17, 2011
RotaBolt has had a long journey getting the wind energy sector to embrace its tension control measurement technology for bolted joints on turbines. But that may be starting to change.
Oct 6, 2011
A recent report commissioned into offshore wind energy found that the costs of keeping offshore turbines online ranges from €100,000 to €300,000 per year Vs an allocated €45,000 per turbine for onshore portfolios...
Sep 26, 2011
Wind Energy Update speaks to Christian Jourdain in Gamesa’s Services department, about the latest upgrades to Gamesa's turbine maintenance suite.
Sep 26, 2011
A shared approach has much to offer operators when it comes to offshore wind farm operations and maintenance.
Sep 5, 2011
Wind Energy Update speaks to Professor Martin Skiba, Head of Offshore Wind Power at RWE Innogy, about plans for a shared operations and maintenance base at the southern port of Heligoland.
Aug 15, 2011
Recent data indicates that wind turbines account for just one out of every 10,000 bird deaths. So why does potential bird strike continue to threaten major wind developments, and how can developers avoid this potential show stopper?
Aug 4, 2011
Wind Energy Update speaks to Marcel Pooth, manager at wind energy O&M service provider ZF Services, about its strategy to break into the wind turbine gearbox market, and where wind farm O&M services are heading.
