Wind Prospect and Nabla Wind Power have joined forces to provide a service to extend the life expectancy of wind farms.
Wind Prospect said the two companies will work together to develop a package of measures that extend the typical 20-year life expectancy of a wind project.
Wind Prospect and Nabla Wind Power have compiled a free of charge guide that can be downloaded from the Wind Prospect website.
The guide sets out the benefits of extending a wind farm design life and how to make it feasible.
It provides advice on permitting, land rights, wind turbine OEM, components, balance of plant, O&M strategy, site, inspection strategy, grid, power purchase agreements, tariff, and certification.
Wind Prospect Advisory Services general manager Robert Speht said: “We have harnessed these skills to introduce a series of measures to advise and support those in the market currently reviewing their assets and looking for ways in which to maximise their investment.
“Wind projects have traditionally been based on a standard 20-year lifespan, but we think that existing and future projects now need to be engineered for a 40-year lifespan.
“This raises an interesting question about what owners and operators need to do to extend the lifespan of their project? We can answer this question and help our clients take the next step, from a high level review of each project to the practical steps of implementing the engineering solutions.”
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