Varel, 2026-08-26: Deutsche WindGuard’s technical management division in Varel has reached a major growth milestone: For the first time, its 24/7 control centre is moni-toring renewable energy assets with a combined capacity of more than one gigawatt across Germany and the Netherlands. This development underlines the importance of professional technical management for the safe, secure and efficient operation of wind energy, solar photovoltaic, hybrid and energy storage systems.
The operation of renewable energy assets is becoming increasingly complex. Today, operators face the challenge of ensuring commercially viable operations while meet-ing a wide range of regulatory and organisational requirements as well as require-ments relating to occupational health and safety and IT security. As a result, technical management is increasingly evolving from a pure monitoring function into the central hub for the safe, secure and cost-effective operation of renewable energy assets.
“This is precisely where Deutsche WindGuard comes in: Our aim is to ease operators’ day-to-day workload as much as possible. With short response times, clearly defined processes and sound technical decisions, we ensure high effective asset availability and optimum performance, thereby providing a crucial foundation for profitable en-ergy production,” explains Nicolas Kluth, Head of Technical Management. “Our 24/7 control centre forms the operational core of this approach. It enables us to detect faults in real time, initiate corrective action immediately and minimise downtime.”
“Transparency and personal support are equally important elements of our compre-hensive service model for independent technical management, shaped by more than 25 years of experience. Every customer benefits from a dedicated contact who com-bines technical expertise with an in-depth understanding of the individual asset and its specific characteristics. This enables us to coordinate measures efficiently, reliably fulfil operators’ obligations, and professionally manage communication among all stakeholders – from service partners and direct marketers to grid operators,” explains Dr Dennis Kruse, Managing Director of Deutsche WindGuard. “A key component is WONDER, our proprietary wind farm management system. It brings together opera-tional data, documentation and workflows on a central platform, creating a transpar-ent basis for informed decision-making in technical management.”
As early as 2022, Deutsche WindGuard was one of the first providers of technical man-agement services for wind farms to demonstrate to the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) that its 24/7 control centre meets the IT security requirements applicable to operators of critical infrastructures (KRITIS) under Section 8a of the BSI Act (BSIG). “Since then, we have been continuously enhancing our IT security standards through ongoing process optimisation, regular audits and recurring evidence of compliance – in future in accordance with Section 39 of the BSI Act,” adds Tobias Künne, Head of Government, Compliance & Risk. “This gives our customers lasting confidence in our technical management services, which are safe, secure, resilient and fit for the future.”
Deutsche WindGuard – The Wind Professionals
Deutsche WindGuard is one of the leading independent service providers in the wind energy industry. It offers more than 60 different services and consulting across the entire value chain of wind and other re-newable energies. Ever since the company was founded, independent technical management of wind farms has been a core business area. Insights from day-to-day operations feed directly into the continuous devel-opment of WONDER, the company’s proprietary wind farm management system. The close integration of op-erational experience and technical expertise also shapes the company’s wider service portfolio, which in-cludes consulting, site assessment, environmental services, measurements on wind turbines, wind tunnel measurements, technical inspections, offshore consulting and training. Deutsche WindGuard Group also in-cludes WindGuard Certification, which offers a broad portfolio of certification services. In the complex en-ergy market, Deutsche WindGuard is committed to providing unbiased and manufacturer-independent con-sulting and comprehensive scientific, technical, and operational services. Deutsche WindGuard was founded in 2000. With the headquarters in Varel, Germany, and subsidiaries in Germany, the United States, China and India, it employs more than 220 experienced experts.
Your contacts:
Irene Burkert
Head of Marketing & Communications
Phone: +49 4451 9515 272
E-Mail: irene.burkert@windguard.de
Nicolas Kluth
Head of Technical Management
Phone: +49 4451 9515 285
E-Mail: nicolas.kluth@windguard.de