Onyx InSight is to provide sensing technology and predictive maintenance solutions to the Brazilian wind market through a long-term monitoring deal with Rio Energy.
The predictive maintenance service, which will be delivered in partnership with local partner Filtralub, will be the first of its kind in Brazil and will enable Rio Energy to achieve savings of up to 30% on operations and maintenance costs, said Onyx InSight.
This will be achieved by improving failure detection and optimising operations, maintenance planning and asset output, it said.
The deal covers predictive maintenance using both Onyx InSight’s ecoCMS technology and third party hardware.
Installation of the advanced sensing technology started in the first quarter of 2020.
Onyx InSight will provide an advanced combination of hardware, software and monitoring services and Filtralub operational and installation support to the customer.
Onyx InSight business development manager for Iberia and LatAm Jose Morais said: “Brazil’s wind industry is the one of the largest in the world and continues to grow quickly.
“Within this significant installed wind energy capacity, there is unrealised potential for efficiency savings delivered by predictive maintenance.
“The high capacity factor in Brazil means owners & operators cannot afford to neglect turbine health.
“The latest predictive maintenance technology delivering advanced data analytics and insight will help wind farm owners and operators to protect their assets and ensure maximum energy production in a competitive market.”
Rio Energy engineering and O&M manager Lucas Sanchez said: “We are proud to be at the cutting edge of wind energy in Brazil.
“Onyx InSight’s predictive maintenance service will help us to increase the reliability of our failure detection and extend lead times on component procurement and maintenance planning.
“Onyx InSight’s engineering-grounded solution will increase our confidence in the actionable insights drawn from our data.”