Plant Operations
News, press releases and in-depth analysis and coverage of wind turbine, wind farm and wind power plant operations.
GE Energy and its remote turbine monitoring
US: Cranes, service trucks and technicians climbing towers are the obvious image when thinking of wind turbine operations and maintenance (O&M). But behind the scenes, one of the critical players in wind farm O&M is the increasingly sophisticated remote monitoring that plant owners and manufacturers employ.
Plant Operations news
Offshore - Green light for major German wind port
GERMANY: The German port of Bremerhaven is set to become a major...
UK government pushes for offshore hub in North Wales
UK: Peter Hain, the UK secretary of state for Wales, has revealed...
Alstom to open US wind turbine factory
US: Alstom, the multinational French conglomerate, is hoping to add its name...
Canadian offshore plant moves step nearer with BC clearance
CANADA: Plans for Canada's most advanced offshore wind energy facility took a...
Community wind: Policy boost for citizen-owned projects
US: Community-based wind projects today comprise less than 4% of US wind...
Second round of job cuts masks Gamesa's US expansion
US: Spanish turbine maker Gamesa claims that its second round of US...
Spain's third generation technology curtailment taints new penetration record
SPAIN: December winds meant that annual generation from Spain's 17.5 18GW of...
Italy breaks capacity record for the second year running
ITALY: The Italian wind industry set another record in 2009, with 1,114...
German towns association publishes repowering guidelines
Europe: Replacement of a number of old, small wind turbines with fewer...
Nordex prepares to take advantage of economic upswing
GERMANY: German turbine builder Nordex posted a 4% increase in sales to...
Plant Operations press releases
- Clipper Windpower announces groundbreaking offshore wind blade factory in England
- Rebirth of British wind energy manufacturing starts in Wales
- First GustoMSC NG-9000C Wind Turbine Installation Vessel to be built
- GE receives $1.4 billion contract to supply turbines for largest wind farm ever built in the US
- TPI Composites Raises $26 Million in Growth Capital From Element Partners and Current Investors
Plant Operations in depth
Turbine servicing - Act before the warranty is over
US: Of all the inspection cycles for a wind project, the end-of-warranty...
What's involved in servicing a turbine
US: There is no one standard service contract for operations and maintenance...
The case for CMS - it picks out a myriad of problems
US: Turning Point director David Clark believes CMS picks out a myriad...
Condition-monitoring systems - unconvinced
US: Harm Toren, head of US operations for Iberdrola, believes the cost...
Condition-monitoring systems versus hands-on
US: The price of predicting catastrophic turbine breakdowns in the North American...
Plant Operations events
Windpower Monthly's: Preventive Maintenance To Minimize Underperformance And Maximize Availability
- Date:
- 23 March 2010
- Location:
- Houston, Texas
- Organiser:
- Windpower Monthly
Brazil Windpower 2010 conference and exhibition
- Date:
- 30 August to 01 September 2010
- Location:
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Organiser:
- GWEC
- Grid Connection Analyst – Renewable Energy East Central Scotland, Eden Scott
- Scotland
- General Manager (Offshore Wind Sector), Eden Scott
- Six Figure Salary package, England
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