Written by David McPhee
Global Renewable Energy Company (RES) projects are £1 million more
efficient than the industry standard, according to a new report by DNV GL.
Research carried out by DNV GL – technical advisor to the energy sector –
claims windfarm assets managed by RES perform 1% better than industry
standard, adding £1m in revenue to the firm’s average 40 megawatt projects.
RES operates several Scottish projects, including the 33 turbine Mid Hill
and 20 turbine Glens of Foudland wind projects in Aberdeenshire.
The data found that RES management of personnel, tools and processes
provided “greater turbine availability figures”.
Keir Harman, renewables operations director for DNV GL, said: “Our review
and findings of RES’ portfolio are a sign of confidence for investors and
an endorsement of RES being able to deliver a lower cost of energy for its
customers. In fact, our independent review actively demonstrates that
RES-managed projects in the UK, Ireland and France are performing
measurably higher than the industry standard.
“With dramatic growth and investment becoming increasingly complex in a
subsidy free environment, it is evident that wind farms benefit from
increased investment and innovation in operations.”
The 22 wind farms assessed provide a subset of the entire fleet asset
managed by RES and the evaluation included assessment of wind farm
availability and performance metrics.
Darren Cook, head of asset management at RES, said: “We commissioned the
DNV GL report not just to see how we benchmark against the competition, but
to understand how we can make more improvements and deliver even lower cost
energy to our customers and, ultimately, to the consumer.
“Everyone at RES has an eye on how we can make assets perform more
efficiently for our many customers. It’s pleasing to see that this focus on
delivering above expectation and innovation is having significant positive
impact for our customers.
“We have already seen onshore wind become the cheapest form of electricity
and as technology, systems and procedures continue to improve that cost
will come down further.”
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