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While often summarily discussed initially, planning for safety and quality are key to maximizing budget, schedule, and wind power production.

Everyone pays a lot of attention to the four major construction issues: safety, quality, schedule, and budget. Of these, safety and quality are typically the least discussed during the project award process. “Good” quality and safety on wind projects is closely related to “good” cost and schedule, and deserve far more attention. A safe job […]

Consider the multiple benefits of condition monitoring equipment before basing decisions on the judgment that such systems are just ‘€œtoo costly’€ —€” the savings will come.

Some of the biggest push back on condition monitoring equipment (CME) comes from the financial groups in wind turbine organizations. Mainly because the equipment and subsequent services related to collecting the data is seen as too costly. They can see the cost of the CME as it is evident with the initial cost of purchase […]

Three parameters fundamentally influence the annual energy production of a wind turbine: average annual wind conditions; technical characteristics (power performance); and turbine availability. While influencing wind speed currently lies beyond human abilities, the optimization of the technical performance of a wind farm can be a successful task. The technical availability of a wind turbine is […]

As the industry contracts and companies look to external sources, learning to work efficiently with Contract Logistics Service Providers may become essential.

The past 12 months has brought great change to America’s wind power industry. If I had to summarize it with one word, it would be “contraction.” This affects every supplier within the wind supply chain. It may take years to get back to the a period of wind farm construction that matches its peak. So […]