A burning issue: managing PV plant fire

Like any other electrical installation, photovoltaic systems are subject to electrical faults, including arc faults, short circuits, ground faults and reverse currents. These faults and other failures of the system, including cable insulation breakdowns, rupture of a...
Wind Turbine Gearbox Monitoring

Wind Turbine Gearbox Monitoring

A gearbox is one of the most critical components in a wind turbine. The price of gearboxes, as well as the difficulties involved in having them replaced, makes their maintenance a priority for asset managers.   Oil analysis   A gearbox will generally hold between 250...
Wind farm: top 5 technical risks

Wind farm: top 5 technical risks

Greensolver is often asked which technical risks are most likely to affect a wind farm’s profitability – risks that should be carefully considered and anticipated in order to minimise project downtime. As part of the risk analysis required by the ISO 55001 Asset...