by Greensolver | Sep 22, 2015 | Expert analysis, Wind
Across Europe, wind turbine looting has become an extremely profitable activity, and, unfortunately, an increasingly popular one. Site security is therefore a growing issue and asset owners need to start carefully considering their anti-theft measures. Between 2012...
by Greensolver | Sep 8, 2015 | Expert analysis, Wind
Episode 2: cable maps French wind farms are subject to many legal obligations. One of them is the production of a comprehensive documentation on the various equipment constituting these wind farms. However crucial documents such as cable maps can sometimes be...
by Greensolver | Sep 2, 2015 | News, Wind
Agreement sees Greensolver advise on 18 MW project using latest Gamesa G97 turbines Paris, 2nd September 2015 – Greensolver, the independent wind and solar farm asset manager, has been selected by Belgian renewable energy generator Elicio to provide a technical...
by Greensolver | Aug 26, 2015 | Expert analysis, Wind
The CODOA (Contrat Ouvrant Droit à l’Obligation d’Achat) is an administrative document issued by local prefectures in France. It allows the recipient to sign a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with EDF at a fixed feed-in tariff (FiT), over a 15-year period. The document...
by Greensolver | Jun 9, 2015 | Expert analysis, Greensolver Finance, Wind
When building a financing business plan for a wind asset, investors usually have to assume – for lack of data – the guaranteed turbine availability signed with maintenance providers. This is between 95% to 97% and decreasing over time as the maintenance provider...
by Greensolver | May 26, 2015 | Expert analysis, Solar, Wind
Many O&M contracts signed during the 2009-2010 period are reaching their exit door window. With a more competitive market and new pure players dedicated to maintenance, it is now possible to negotiate better conditions for your O&M contracts. Greensolver...