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How to prevent PID financial losses
PID is being talked about more and more in our industry. Tsachy Hacohen Meler, V.P. Sales & Marketing, Vigdu Technologies LTD, invited PES to come and discover the latest way to avoid financial losses and improve efficiency. It seems there’s a new approach to PID, more so as the 1500V is now in play. PES:… Read more »
Stopping solar waste with circularity
No matter how much the solar industry talks a good game about sustainability, the reality is that we are ignoring a looming issue: solar waste. There will be at least 24 billion PV modules installed on earth by 2050 – enough to stretch to the moon and back. That’s a conservative estimate. How on earth,… Read more »
Fast, flexible and ready-to-use accommodation
PES wanted to know more about what was on offer from ELA Container Offshore GmbH. So, we invited Hans Gatzemeier, the Managing Director, to come and talk with us. We were surprised by the versatility of the container accommodation on offer, which in a very short time, can be customised to suit the customers’ requirements,… Read more »
Supporting a changing industry with wind data
Data is the cornerstone of every energy project. Whether it is wind resource data for the purpose of project development, operational data used in the monitoring and optimisation of an existing power plant or power performance data used in the verification and acceptance testing of existing or newly installed individual turbines, the need for low… Read more »
Digitalization drives efficiency in gearbox service
We all know the importance of a good pit crew during a pit stop in a race. Team members work closely together to have the racecar optimized and back on the track as soon as possible. The same idea and spirit for service teams apply to wind turbines. ZF Wind Power’s service organization works closely… Read more »
More than component suppliers
Seher Kaygusuz, Business Development, Marketing and Sales Manager at WINDSOURCING.COM, dropped in to tell us about the success of their product training courses, which provide added value to their customers. This ever-growing company knows how to respond to customer requests. PES: Hi Seher, it’s great to be talking with you again. The good thing is… Read more »
Continued operation pays off: how to extend the service life of wind turbines
A wind turbine that has reached the end of its designed service life does not necessarily have to be shut down and dismantled. Using suitable methods and tools as well as the necessary competence and experience, independent experts today are able to assess whether a plant has service life reserves after the designed service life… Read more »
A sure way to improve efficiency
Theresa Trevor, Director of Marketing, SkySpecs brings PES her view on how to improve efficiency in our industry, by the use of data: not just its collection. Digitization is the answer. The past two years have revealed the near-term need for digital transformation of the energy industry in order to maximize ROI and minimize risk… Read more »
Service life of rescue devices extended
At great heights, maintenance technicians around the world ensure that wind turbines reliably deliver energy to private households and industry. Employees cannot do without fall protection. In most cases, a rescue device stored on a wind energy plant is also indispensable for their safety. This is the only way they can leave their workplace quickly… Read more »
Test case: cold start-up validation of transformer pumps using a large climatic test chamber
The new trend in the installation of wind turbines is the choice of remote areas, where wind conditions are very often optimal leading to new investments for the implementation of wind energy parks. On the other hand, such locations have to deal with extreme inhospitable climatic conditions: extreme cold and/ or hot temperatures, strong winds… Read more »
