Oct 23, 2015

The UK Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult center is in talks with a number of firms to join its $1.5 million (GBP1 million) project aimed at reducing the impact of turbine blade erosion and cutting electricity output costs, Andy Kay, ORE’s engineering lead for the program, said.

Sep 29, 2015

Midwest utility Alliant Energy has lowered Operations and Maintenance costs by using preventive maintenance and a hybrid service model that leverages internal turbine expertise and third party service providers, Michelle Arenson, Regional Director of Wind Generation and Operations at Alliant Energy told Wind Energy Update.

Aug 4, 2015

Orders for Aairteam’s remote inspection products have exploded since the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) eased legislation on commercial drone use earlier this year, Grant Leaverton, General Manager of the company told Wind Energy Update.

Jul 15, 2015

Leading wind data analysts Sciemus Wind will join RWE Innogy, a major European utility in innovative data-centric asset management, in a free webinar on July 28 at 14:00 BST (13:00 UTC) where they will provide insights on how to intelligently inform the day-to-day management of a utility’s onshore assets in the field by effectively using Big Data.

Jul 5, 2015

An investment of only Eur10,000 ($11,100) in data-driven preventive maintenance systems can help prevent the failure of crucial components such as the gearbox, which can cost Eur300,000 to replace, Mario Giagnotti, O&M Manager at BKW Italia, told Wind Energy Update.

Jun 3, 2015

Higher efficiency from preventative and predictive maintenance can significantly lower O&M costs, Larry Freeman, EDF’s Business Development Manager- Asset Administration, said.

May 19, 2015

Wind O&M prices have fallen by an estimated 20-30% in the last five years on increased competition and providers must develop innovative offerings as operators seek further savings, Peter Wells CEO of Upwind Solutions, an Independent Service Provider, said.

May 11, 2015

Power plant closures and hiking transmission costs are driving up US utilities' investment in energy storage, John Jung, CEO of Greensmith, an energy storage services firm, told Wind Energy Update.

May 1, 2015

Vattenfall strengthens its focus on wind power; Vattenfall strengthens its focus on wind power; DanTysk offshore wind power plant inaugurated

Apr 27, 2015

Greater plant owner demand for high speed computing and benchmarking data analysis platforms will cause rapid development of power upgrade packages and create a basis for further OEM innovation.

Apr 23, 2015

The winners for the 2015 Inaugural Wind Energy Update (WEU) O&M Excellence Awards were announced at the 7th Wind Operations and Maintenance Summit in Dallas last week.

Apr 21, 2015

Transmission link delays are having a clear impact on new projects in Brazil. What is less obvious is how the situation might affect operations and maintenance.

Mar 31, 2015

The official shortlist for the upcoming WEU O&M Excellence Awards, sponsored by E.ON and Danish Wind Power Academy Americas (DWPAA), has now been released; the winner of each category will be announced on-site at the upcoming Wind Energy O&M...

Mar 30, 2015

FCBI (LONDON) Experts call for new RCM technology and lessons learned in Europe at 7th Annual Wind O&M Summit as O&M spend hits record high.

Mar 23, 2015

With 51.5GW of turbine capacity installed in 2014 it is clear that the industry requires an increasingly robust, distributed and consolidated O&M services apparatus to not only meet this cumulative growth but to tend to the ever complex challenges...