Written by Bryan Rabenau, VP Technology ONYX InSIght It may seem surprising to some just how many wind turbines are running without condition-monitoring systems (CMS) for the major components. It is now typical to install CMS in offshore wind turbines from day one. However, many older turbines and most new models are without fitted…
ONYX InSight unveils CMS upgrade to cut costs on unplanned O&M
Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) have radically changed the return on investment model for turbine condition monitoring in the United States, helping wind farm owners make significant OPEX savings. By cutting the cost of condition-monitoring systems (CMS), low-cost MEMS sensors have helped wind farm owners to improve operational planning, cut unscheduled maintenance, and make OPEX savings…
Data access restrictions on turbine performance keep wind operator costs high, says ONYX Insight
The long-term success of offshore wind is being put at risk by restrictions on access to wind-turbine performance data that prevent operators from reducing operations and maintenance costs by up to 30%, according to ONYX InSight, a provider of AI driven predictive maintenance services. Better access to turbine data lets operators reduce their operational costs…
ONYX to provide hardware & software upgrades for Iberwind’s turbine fleet
Iberwind recently announced hardware and software upgrades to its fleet of Vestas’ V90 3-MW to power predictive maintenance practices and boost profitability of the fleet. Turbine upgrades will include the installation of ONYX InSight’s ecoCMS hardware, which monitors the condition of a turbine’s drivetrain, ONYX’s cloud-based fleetMONITOR software, which maps turbine health and provides early failure detection…
ONYX Insight finds CMS providers may restrict access to wind-turbine data
ONYX Insight, a predictive maintenance provider, has authored the first in a series of white papers that found of the top CMS hardware providers, only one gives turbine owners and operators full access to CMS Data; and seven give no access to data at all, limiting the maintenance and servicing options of turbine owners. The…
ONYX InSight secures multiple, long-term CMS contracts with Pattern Energy
ONYX InSight, an independent predictive maintenance partner that gives asset owners clarity and control over their operations, has secured multiple new long-term contracts with Pattern Energy to provide predictive maintenance services across four wind farms in North America. This brings the total number of sites under ONYX monitoring to five. The new contracts will see…
ONYX InSight to provide predictive analytics for offshore demonstrator project
ONYX InSight, a predictive analytics provider that gives asset owners clarity and control over their operations, has signed a contract with EDF Renewables to provide predictive maintenance services at the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project. The contract will see ONYX InSight monitor the project’s 8.3-MW MHI Vestas V164 wind turbines – some of the largest installed…
Larger, more complex wind technology to challenge O&M teams
Larger and more efficient turbine technologies will be the key driver in reducing the wind industry’s levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and ensuring it remains competitive with other energy sources. This is according to some 81% of the asset and operations managers who attended ONYX InSight’s European Wind Turbine Technical Symposium on June 19 to…
WINDPOWER 2018 recap
AWEA’s WINDPOWER 2018, as you would expect, featured a variety of exciting announcements from companies in the wind energy industry. From May 7 to 11, thousands of renewable energy leaders and innovators gathered in Chicago to learn about new technologies and business processes that, when combined, are moving the wind energy market forward. We thought…