Services to Wind Farm Operators
We help operators maximize the technical and economic performance of their assets, combining advanced CFD-based modelling tools with SCADA analytics and lifetime assessment methods.
Long-term Energy Yield & Performance Assessment
- Combination of long-term wind measurements and re-analysis databases with CFD-based micrositing and SCADA data
- Wind farm long-term power performance assessment and identification of under-performance drivers
Lifetime Assessment & Re-powering Studies
- Application of DNV-GL and relevant guidelines (theoretical part) for lifetime extension analysis
- Combined use of our in-house aero-elastic solver and CFD-based micrositing toolkit
- Neural networks-based regression for DELs estimation
- Evaluation of re-powering scenarios and optimal strategies for asset upgrade or replacement
- Evaluation & proposal of sector management schemes
Performance & Downtime Assessment
- SCADA-based power curve and availability analysis, including directional and seasonal effects
- Assessment and optimization of sector management schemes
- Alarm log analysis, actual downtime calculation, identification of sub-optimal operating conditions and defective components
Failure Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Tailor-made investigations of failure events combining aero-elastic simulations and SCADA data
- Use of properly tuned generic turbine models with our in-house aero-elastic solver to reproduce and understand failure mechanisms