WindESCo has signed a distribution agreement with Deloitte to expand its wind farm management software tools to assets in Spain.
The consultancy will bring two WindESCo software-as-a-service products – Find, Fix, Measure and Swarm – to its existing and new clients in the region.
Swarm is the world’s first commercially available, patented solution for autonomous, cooperative control of wind assets, according to the Boston technology company.
It is licensable by OEMs and partners, and enables turbines to cooperatively adjust positioning to mitigate wake effects and boost production for the entire farm by 3-5%. The system also monitors for issues such as rotor imbalance.
Find, Fix, Measure software uses high resolution SCADA, rather than standard 10-minute SCADA, to detect over 60 known issues that contribute to decreases in energy production.
It continuously monitors for these issues and can alert asset managers through a portal that also acts as a return on investment tracker.
The tool has been implemented across over 12GW of wind turbines in North America, Europe and China, WindESCo said.
Swarm was launched in 2021 and has been implemented in North America and APAC regions to date.
WindESCo chief revenue officer Ed Wagner said of the partnership: “Together we will be able to help customers in Spain unlock the true value of their wind projects, making renewable energy much more attractive for larger companies that are still heavily invested in oil and gas.”
Deloitte Spain energy director Enrique Doheijo added: “WindESCo has shown itself as a leader in energy production improvement, from its case studies and current implementations to the fact that AWS invited them to be a part of the Clean Energy Accelerator in Lisbon, Portugal this year.
“We are proud to be partnering with WindESCo to showcase the technical expertise that its team has cultivated.”