A Renewable Energy Insider's Perspective on Market Trends

Climate Chronicles

What are the top technology trends impacting the wind energy industry? We spoke with Nicholas Gaudern, Chief Technology Officer at PowerCurve, about his work, his insights into turbine monitoring, asset management, AEP loss, and more. Josh Goryl, Chief Revenue Officer at SkySpecs also joins to co-host with Sarah Leitz, our Chief Marketing Officer.

PowerCurve is a Danish company that provides aerodynamic solutions for wind energy around the world. They produce aerodynamic upgrades for blades, including add-on devices to improve performance, such as vortex generators. The company also provides more advisory and consultancy services to help OEMs and operators understand and improve their assets.

PowerCurve recently teamed up with SkySpecs to work on an AEP loss management tool that links real-world blade conditions with power performance loss.

Tune in to hear more about the partnership, Nicholas’ work, and insights into technology solutions for blade condition management.

Key points:

• How vortex generators improve the performance of turbines
• The business case for vortex generators
• Why AEP loss is so important
• Three things that can reduce AEP loss
• Different Leading Edge Protection methods
• What the partnership between SkySpecs and PowerCurve means
• How we get performance data from turbines
• Why we need real data, not assumptions on turbine condition
• Why turbines don’t come with vortex generators as standard
• Nicholas’ advice for colleagues in the wind industry
• Why anything you can do to improve blade performance matters

Key links:

• PowerCurve: https://powercurve.dk/
• SkySpecs and PowerCurve Team up, Providing Stronger Blade Analytics: https://skyspecs.com/skyspecs-and-powercurve-team-up-providing-stronger-blade-analytics/
• Connect with Nicholas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-gaudern-22538493/
• Connect with Josh on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshgoryl/