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DNV GL invites wind industry to Joint Industry Project to optimize wind-farm operations

By Michelle Froese | June 19, 2017

DNV GL announces its latest Joint Industry Project (JIP), aiming to optimize the performance of wind farms by reducing the downtime and lower the costs of energy during the operational project life span of 25 years or more.

In collaboration with several wind energy stakeholders like operators, manufacturers, and insurance companies, DNV GL aims to develop a recommended practice which will describe best methods for wind farm operations.

Wind-farm owners are faced with many challenges to increase availability and performance of wind turbines while driving down the costs.

“Modern turbines are meeting the industry performance assumptions of 97% onshore and 94% offshore, but there is room for improvement and even higher performance can be reached by optimised operations driven by a well-managed operations and maintenance strategy,” says Kim Moerk, Executive VP of Renewables Certification at DNV GL.

When every megawatt counts, there is zero tolerance of any unexplained or unplanned underperformance. A strategy and best practices should be defined to achieve these ambitious goals, according to DNV GL. So in collaboration with several wind energy stakeholders like operators, manufacturers, and insurance companies, the company will develop a recommended practice which will describe best methods for wind farm operations. Operational configuration and technical management will be addressed to define the optimal operational setup.

“We are inviting all interested partners to work with us on capping costs and achieving best balance of capital expenditures and operational expenditures of wind farms,” says Fabio Pollicino, VP and Service Line Leader for Project Certification at DNV GL. “Only by joining forces and industry collaboration we can build this recommended practice to define an independent defined baseline for operators. It will provide guidance to enhance the wind farm performance of wind farms worldwide and further grow the wind industry.”

During the project, the partners will determine the average way of today’s various wind farm operations and identify the strategy to achieve optimum operations for individual wind farms. The planning, implementation and operational phases will be considered together and examined in a detailed manner. The identification of the wind farm operational configuration, plant management and on-site validation are key topics to be elaborated by the partners of this JIP.


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