While renewable energy brings with it inherent variability in plant production, good economic performance of a project is not a matter of chance. The key to future success lies in understanding plant performance, what drives it, and attention to detail during operations. As our industry matures, there is a growing need for evaluation, understanding and projection of performance given the realities of available data from the project, and the need to limit impacts on the operational equipment and personnel. AWS Truepower is committed to pioneering evaluation methods, and developing tools that make use of available data to help set and manage expectations for the future of a project, and identify opportunities for performance improvement.
AWS Truepower has broad-based experience with performance evaluations, analysis and testing programs across a range of technology and applications.
Our services include:
- Operational performance evaluations
- Software: System Health Analysis and Reporting Program (SHARP)
- Plant audits
- Benchmarking
- Performance testing
- Site calibration services
- IEC turbine testing
- Power curve test programs
- Power quality analysis
- Pre-warranty-expiration evaluations and inspections
- Warranty performance evaluations
- Long-term capacity factor projections
Wind farms present a complex, data-rich environment that requires automated analysis routines to discern items of interest for action by operations personnel, and a clear definition of normal operating performance.
AWS Truepower’s (AWST) performance evaluation services are designed to meet the unique needs of investors, asset managers and plant operators. Our team of engineers and programmers develop best-in-class evaluation methods and tools like SHARP, our comprehensive System Health Analysis Report Program making use of available SCADA data to help set and manage expectations, identify opportunities for performance improvement, and provide highly accurate, long-term energy projections.
For investors, AWST provides bankable energy production reports based on operational data. These assessments provide a clear indication of normal operation and long-term energy projections with lower uncertainty than pre-construction assessments. We also provide due diligence support for acquisition, end-of-warranty plant performance audits, end-of-warranty turbine inspections, and turbine technology contractual reviews.
Asset managers benefit from advanced metric reporting, performance monitoring, and performance optimization. These services put SCADA data to work so that expectations can be effectively set and managed, and assets can be maximized.
Faced with a number of daily challenges that stem from reactive practices, O&M staff can quickly become overwhelmed and miss opportunities for proactive maintenance. With AWST’s performance evaluation services and advanced tools like SHARP, plant operators can take control of assets and proactively manage their project portfolio with existing data feeds.
AWS Truepower offers comprehensive and efficient operational wind plant performance reporting services. Plant operators no longer have to analyze vast amounts of data. We put the power of SCADA data to work and free up valuable time and resources for plant operators. We have automated and streamlined the reporting process by identifying key performance indicators (KPIs), such as availability and energy to downtime, so that plant managers can efficiently schedule and manage daily activities.
Putting Your Data to Work
Operational plant performance reports leverage AWS Truepower’s System Health Analysis Reporting Program (SHARP). SHARP is a state-of the-art software that integrates with industry standard SCADA data and performs analysis routines such as calculating cost of energy.
Quantify Underperformance: Understand where energy and time is being lost for each turbine and for all events. This insight allows plant managers to focus more attention on maintenance practices and addressing problems that have the greatest impact on their bottom line.
Save Time: With weekly, monthly and annual reporting services plant operators save valuable time, no longer having to perform time consuming analysis on wind plant operations. With reporting done by AWS Truepower, they can focus more attention on optimizing wind plant performance.
Identify Key Performance Indicators: AWS Truepower uses SHARP to translate raw SCADA data into benchmarking metrics and related KPIs. As a result, performance reports contain information including time and energy weighted availability and energy to downtime.
Track Historical Performance: Information processed by SHARP is stored on AWS Truepower’s secure internal network. Resulting historical performance charts provide valuable information on plant production, availability and wind speed.
Extension of Operations & Maintenance Team: AWS Truepower’s experienced staff and insights on ways to mitigate underperformance.
More Information
Contact us for more information on AWS Truepower’s operational performance services and how SHARP can improve your operations and maintenance practices, plant performance and overall return on assets.