Comments on: How to Keep Them Working 20 Years and Longer http://www.windpowerengineering.com/maintenance/how-to-keep-them-working-20-years-and-longer/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:44:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roger Smith http://www.windpowerengineering.com/maintenance/how-to-keep-them-working-20-years-and-longer/#comment-8321 Roger Smith Mon, 23 May 2011 20:03:37 +0000 http://www.windpowerengineering.com/?p=2108#comment-8321 I appreciated your article - I am developing / revamping curriculum for Wind Technology, and am looking at Wind Tech - Hydraulics & Mechanical Concepts. I would welcome any feedback or recommendations for newer text books on the subject Regards, Roger Smith I appreciated your article – I am developing / revamping curriculum for Wind Technology, and am looking at Wind Tech – Hydraulics & Mechanical Concepts. I would welcome any feedback or recommendations for newer text books on the subject

Regards,

Roger Smith

]]> By: enXco Service Corp. http://www.windpowerengineering.com/maintenance/how-to-keep-them-working-20-years-and-longer/#comment-614 enXco Service Corp. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:20:29 +0000 http://www.windpowerengineering.com/?p=2108#comment-614 Interesting topic given the experience that enXco Service Corporation has with operating wind turbines well past 20 years. A significant number of the 5,300+ wind turbines that enXco Service has under contract are well over 20 years old - and maintain availability in the high 90% range. Advances in lubricants combined with proper O&M allow these "vintage" machines to have very long useful lives. Dave Luck enXco Service Corp. 503-913-6212 Interesting topic given the experience that enXco Service Corporation has with operating wind turbines well past 20 years. A significant number of the 5,300+ wind turbines that enXco Service has under contract are well over 20 years old – and maintain availability in the high 90% range. Advances in lubricants combined with proper O&M allow these “vintage” machines to have very long useful lives.

Dave Luck
enXco Service Corp.
503-913-6212

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