Wind Energy Records Continue to Fall, but Further Gains in Reach Through Optimized Performance

Dallas, Texas, April 3, 2017 (Newswire.com) -  Last year, wind energy supplied a critical 5.5% of the USA’s electricity (up from 4.7% in 2015) according to statistics from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), part of the US Department of Energy. And significantly, five US states sourced more than 20% of their electricity from wind.

Global wind energy stakeholders will be meeting at the USA’s leading onshore O&M and Asset Management conference ‘Wind O&M Dallas’ on 10-12 April 2017 to learn more about achieving genuine wind park ROI by optimizing every single wind turbine – a key improvement that would boost the 5.5% just achieved significantly.

"Success on this front can only come from a rethinking of reliability, a rewiring of risk management and an embrace of the most innovative tools and latest technologies hitting the market"

Jon Harman, Managing Director, Wind Energy Update

This conference, hosted by Wind Energy Update, is the #1 global business driven platform for wind energy professionals to re-think major industry issues - reliability, asset & risk management and new tools/processes to capture every MWh.

“Leveraging data to optimize performance and maximize profitability is the next frontier for wind energy, and we are quickly blazing the trail,” said Andrea Miller, Vice President for Asset Management at Apex Clean Energy. “Predictive modelling and proactive approaches to operations and maintenance can significantly increase energy production through higher availability and efficiency while achieving a lower cost to operate.”

“Success on this front can only come from a rethinking of reliability, a rewiring of risk management and an embrace of the most innovative tools and latest technologies hitting the market” adds Jon Harman, Managing Director at Wind Energy Update

Critically, Apex Clean Energy will be exploring some of the conference’s key efficiency themes in the following sessions:

·       In Risk Management and Choosing the Right Service Pathway (11 April) the business case for each post-warranty service model are highlighted via perspectives from those owners who have done it before. Speakers Include Andrea Miller, VP of Asset Management, Apex Clean Energy and Gerrud Wallaert, VP Regional Operations, E.ON Climate & Renewables NA.

·       Then, through Connect the Dots; HSE and OPEX (12 April) Apex executives will highlight how shared safety data at all levels of the supply chain can work to more efficiently identify and limit risk throughout the industry. Speakers Include John Boyle, Manager of HSE, Apex Clean Energy and Neil James, Director of Site Operations, Apex Clean Energy.

·       Finally, Brian LaMay, Director of Operations & Asset Optimization, Apex Clean Energy, alongside data experts from Uptake and Bawan CyberTek will, under the panel of Real-Time Data & Decision Making (12 April), bring key decision makers to outline how ‘buyers’ can better amass and structure ‘big data’ so it can be easily accessed and analyzed for positive decision making. Methods and tools to successfully integrate analytical and prognostic solutions into long term optimization plans will be a key theme.

“This annual gathering, above all others, continues to tap into the progressive business models that’ll secure the industry’s future, making it the can’t-miss event for all top energy decision makers,” concludes Harman.

For more information visit http://www.windenergyupdate.com/operations-maintenance-usa/

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Source: Wind Energy Update