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Greensolver ready for REMIT
On 7 April 2016, the obligation for market participants to report wholesale energy supply contracts executed over-the-counter, transportation contracts and additional fundamental data under the EU Regulation on Wholesale Energy Integrity and Transparency (REMIT)...
John Laing signs 2 Technical Management agreements with Greensolver
Paris - March 22nd, 2016 - Investor John Laing has recently signed two agreements with Greensolver for technical management of French & British wind farms. Greensolver, the independent wind and solar farm asset manager, has been selected by John Laing, the...
Anemometer tilt
Anemometers are a very important equipment of the wind turbines. They obviously allow to monitor produced power for a certain wind speed (with the known uncertainties due to the blades) but they also trigger the start and stop of the turbines (cut-in /cut-out speed)....
Greensolver & PLY Energy have officially merged
Asset manager Greensolver announces today that the merger with Dutch asset manager PLY Energy is now official. Greensolver, the independent wind and solar farm asset manager, has just announced its official merger with Dutch asset manager PLY Energy. With the growth...
Greensolver is certified with ISO 55001 standard
Press release Paris, February 10th, 2016 Asset manager Greensolver become the first & only asset manager to be certified with ISO 55001 standard. Greensolver, the independent wind and solar farm asset manager, has just been certified with the ISO 55001 standard...
Why you should control blade pitch angle on wind turbines
Pitch angles (measured from the theoretical 0° position) can have a significant impact on the power curve and the production of the turbine. Today’s methods to calibrate the angle at the commissioning stage are not infallible and it is not rare to see several degrees...
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...
Best wishes from Greensolver!
The whole Greensolver team wishes you a Merry Christmas & all the very best for 2016! 2015 has been full of achievements; join us on the road to success in...
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
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...