Wind farm owners representing 12% of global turbine assets have founded o2o Wind, a peer-to-peer online platform exchanging knowledge and experience on operation and maintenance issues.
Members, including EDPR, Vattenfall, RWE, Dong Energy, Statoil and Acciona Energia, say the objective is to optimise turbine yields through the exchange of information.
Statoil manager operation & maintenance Sverre Trollnes said: “Compared to other industries, wind still has some teething issues that are difficult to change when we operate in isolation.”
O2oWind head Mårten Nilsson said: “When it comes to trouble-shooting the O&M issues they encounter, wind farm owners are not competitors.
“On the contrary they are in the same boat, and that’s why adopting a collaborative approach to problem-solving makes a lot of sense.
“Our members recognise that the most valuable information for turbine owners is the hands-on experience held by their peers.”
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