Finding Balance When Managing Complex Wind Assets
Reliability and maintenance play key roles in managing wind assets. It’s not enough to simply invest in the latest technology or brand new turbines — sooner or later, these new assets will require upgrades, maintenance, and repairs. How we manage those repairs can make all the difference to output, safety, and reliability. To learn more […]
Optimizing Blade Repair and Maintenance Strategies: Wind Farm Valuations, LCOE, and Turbine Level Economics
Get Optimizing Blade Repair and Maintenance Strategies: Wind Farm Valuations, LCOE, and Turbine Level Economics Abstract SkySpecs conducted an in-depth look at traditional and alternative blade maintenance strategies and its effects on LCOE and expected WTG survival rate, leveraging our financial and fleet asset management insights, comprising over 120 GW+ of assets monitored. We examined a 100 […]
The Complexities of Operating and Maintaining Renewable Energy Assets
The work certainly doesn’t stop at construction when it comes to renewable energy assets. For the wind industry, there’s a great deal of management and maintenance that has to go on behind the scenes to keep assets performing at their best. We wanted to learn more about what it takes to properly manage a portfolio […]
Artificial Intelligence and its Role in Wind Energy
What role do artificial intelligence and machine learning play in the modern wind industry? As machine learning and AI become more commonplace in data analysis and automation, we wanted to discuss how this affects the wind industry specifically. We invited SkySpecs’ own Shweta Khushu, Engineering Manager, Computer Vision, and Akshay Iyer, Computer Vision Engineer – […]
Michigan’s Energy Innovation Plans with Dr. Laura Sherman
Each year brings new challenges and opportunities for the renewable energy industry, and 2023 is no exception. We spoke with Dr. Laura Sherman, President of Michigan’s Energy Innovation Business Council (Michigan EIBC), about their energy innovation plans for the next year. In this episode of Climate Chronicles, Laura provides background to the organization and her […]