Proactive Maintenance in Wind Energy: Strategies for Success
https://skyspecs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/proactive_maintenance_in_wind_energy__strategies_for_success-240p-1.mp4 The wind energy sector has become a cornerstone of the global push toward renewable energy, but to maximize its potential, wind farm owners and operators must navigate various challenges. Preventive maintenance ensures wind turbines operate at peak efficiency and reliability throughout their life cycles. In this post, we’ll discuss the strategies that drive successful […]
Unlocking Value in Wind Energy: How SkySpecs Leverages Data Analytics for Smarter Asset Management
The Power of Data in Wind Asset Management Wind energy asset managers face an increasingly complex challenge—maximizing performance and minimizing downtime while navigating an evolving technological, operational and regulatory landscape. With turbines becoming more advanced and fleets growing in size and diversity, relying on conventional monitoring methods is no longer enough. The key to unlocking […]
SkySpecs Sets New Benchmark for Offshore Inspections in Europe
The offshore wind industry is expanding rapidly, and asset owners need reliable, efficient, and data-driven inspection solutions to maintain performance and maximise ROI. SkySpecs is meeting that demand head-on, setting a new pace for offshore inspections in 2025. In January alone, our expert team inspected 102 offshore wind turbine generators (WTGs)—setting the stage for our […]
Addressing North Offset in Wind Turbines SCADA Data
Wind direction and nacelle direction are important signals recorded by a wind turbine and routinely stored in SCADA. In order to help detect, and if necessary, correct North Offset, the SkySpecs Performance team developed an algorithm to help automatically detect this common issue. Using this algorithm, the team performed an aggregated analysis of a large […]
Automated rotor imbalance monitoring using high-frequency SCADA data
In the vast landscape of renewable energy, wind power stands out as a leading force in the transition towards sustainable energy production. Behind the rotation of wind turbines is a wealth of operational data, offering invaluable insights into wind turbine performance and efficiency. Traditionally, SCADA aggregate data has been collected and analyzed at 10-minute intervals, […]
Component Life Assessment Using Incomplete Failure Datasets
As the wind energy industry continues to evolve and turbine sizes grow larger with each new generation, understanding the lifespan of wind assets before requiring major repairs or replacements remains a key challenge- especially given the limited number of units for each model in operation. What we do know is that premature failure of the […]
Assessing wind turbine performance upgrades using only 10-minute SCADA data
Wind turbine operators and owners are presented a range of performance enhancing retrofit options by OEMs and third parties. Such offerings are accompanied by specific details of the expected performance improvements in terms of AEP (Annual Energy Production). However, these claims can be very difficult to verify independently. The current best practice for AEP gain […]
A study on Air Density: Air density normalization using remote weather data for SCADA based performance analysis
It is well-established that air density has an influence on wind turbine (WTG) performance. This needs to be accounted for when conducting performance analysis following industry best practices. Unfortunately, in many SCADA analyses, this normalization is either partially performed, using only temperature, or completely excluded. It is typically due to the absence of one or […]
Fully automated, physics-based analysis of SCADA temperature signals for Drivetrain Monitoring
In the wind industry, it is widely accepted and understood that SCADA data can be used as a valuable input to condition monitoring algorithms. The data is particularly useful for the analysis of trends in temperature signals and has been shown to be an effective way to detect faults early, allowing proactive inspection and maintenance […]
