Operation Services

Now that your wind farm is fully functioning, it is important that it remains in excellent health in order to generate as much green energy as possible. We offer a full portfolio of services, from keeping a watchful eye and informing you of potential faults, to the complete management of your wind farm via our operations and maintenance services. A summary of services currently offered include the following:

Monitoring & reporting

Interpretation and safe storage of SCADA data
Monitoring and filing of maintenance documentation
Monthly and/or annual reporting to clients, banks and other third parties including:
Availability analysis for site & each turbine
Power curve analysis
Downtime analysis and maintenance recommendations
Actual vs. budget production
Production/revenue losses analysis
Error log analysis
Capacity factors per site/turbine
Wind speed & sector analysis
Recommendations to optimise operations

Proactive monitoring & analysis

Daily event and maintenance monitoring
Around the clock hourly status monitoring of turbines, real time notifications to responsible parties – performed by our operations monitoring centre in China
Notification and appropriate follow up of operational events with the OEM or any other responsible parties
Close observation of any turbine returning to service

Site management & technical analysis

Set up of health, safety and environment management systems
HSE management and procedures implementation/supervision/audits (including UK Wind Turbine Safety Rules)
Regular site asset inspections
Annual turbine inspections
Provision of responsible switching operator & HV maintenance contractor
Site management of contractors (OEM, HV maintenance, regulatory inspections, access route upkeep, etc.)
Monthly and annual assessment of OEM/contractor performance/availability warranties

Full asset management

All of the above plus -

Budget set-up
Act as customer representative under the Turbine Maintenance Contract
Contract/commercial administration and invoicing
Contractual and insurance/warranty claims management
PPA administration and liaising with grid operator as required
External audits facilitation
Reporting to banks, insurers and other third parties

Site optimisation

In addition to the above, our Operations & Advisory Teams also offer a full set of advisory and consultancy services including the following:

Post-warranty O&M strategy reviews
Site management audits & reviews
In-depth power & production performance analysis
Contracted & actual availability analysis
Detailed downtime & fault analysis
CMS (Condition Monitoring Systems) installation
End of warranty and due-diligence inspections
Historical review and detailed inspection of major components
Re-finance due-diligence
Major component reserve account analysis