According to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), O&M costs have dominated the economics of grid connected wind turbines in recent years; however O&M has oftentimes been neglected. The rapid development of this renewable energy industry means there has never been a more important time to safeguard wind farm assets and build on innovative O&M strategies in order to increase turbine reliability and in turn profits. Tough decisions need to be made quickly in this
proactive industry to solve the challenges of offshore O&M, health and safety hazards, obsolescence of components and implementing new technologies.
Don t let the important questions go unanswered such as: - Should we implement condition based monitoring and if so, which one?
- How do we improve our accessibility to offshore wind farms?
- How do operators and manufacturers maintain strong lasting relationships?
- What new technologies should we be put into operation to increase efficiency?
- What are the important health and safety guidelines?
- How do we optimise our O&M strategies with our current wind farm portfolio?
