GE Renewable Energy has been selected to provide a range of services for TerraForm Power Inc.’s 1.6 GW North American wind fleet, totaling more than 900 turbines.
As part of the long-term agreement, GE Renewable Energy will take on the remote management of TerraForm’s wind farms. GE will centralize the monitoring and analysis of the entire fleet across multiple OEM and turbine types while providing NERC/FERC compliance services, including critical infrastructure program Version 5 requirements.
Vikas Anand, head of GE Renewable Energy’s American onshore wind business, says, “By working closely with TerraForm, we are creating an entirely new level of value for their fleet.”
GE Renewable Energy’s digital solution uses proprietary analytics to diagnose and predict turbine underperformance on a fully integrated software platform designed specifically for the wind industry. If any part of the fleet is underperforming, or if an anomaly is detected, GE automatically alerts and dispatches technicians to remedy the issue.
“GE Renewable Energy now manages more than 70 GW of renewable energy globally,” notes Anne McEntee, CEO of GE Renewable Energy digital solutions. “Our customers’ operational strategy is what drives our digital products and lifecycle solutions. We focus on what matters most to them – outcomes that increase revenue, reduce costs and lower risk. Only GE can do this by applying data-driven insights, expert recommendations and advanced field services – thoroughly integrated in a single software platform.”
