Articles from our wind experts
What if rain could help you to increase wind-turbine production during noise study?
Wind turbines sometimes happen to create noise pollution, and as most of wind turbines are located nearby private accommodations, your asset consequently needs to respect some acoustic standards. How is your wind turbine activity restricted by sound? When setting...
Greensolver index 2015 barometer
Discover the 2015 Greensolver index barometer - French wind farms only : Unique bencmarking tool available on the market, Greensolver index allows asset owners to compare the performance of their wind assets with the farms registered in the...
Optical fibre defect & loss of communication
Loss of communication on a wind farm can sometimes be due to a defect of the optical fibre. These cables are sometimes buried directly into the ground without any protection (reinforcement or sheath). The risk of communication incidents increases then. A rupture of...
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...
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...