by Stephen Mills | Apr 29, 2018 | Blogs
When speaking to our clients we are consistently reminded that one of the most common challenges faced by wind farm portfolio owners is that of asset diversity. Diversity can take many forms within a portfolio – asset age, wind farm size, technology, service...
by Stephen Mills | Feb 9, 2018 | Blogs
When it comes to technology for achieving better wind farm performance, a quote from the Norwegian political scientist Christian Lous Lange provides some sage guidance: “Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master”. I am a firm believer in the positive role...
by Stephen Mills | Jan 13, 2017 | Blogs
Measuring the economic impact of offshore wind projects is often fraught with difficulties. Assessments generated by industry “insiders” tend to be unrealistically high and met with cynicism, especially if they are impossible for a non-economists to comprehend. If the...
by Stephen Mills | Sep 28, 2016 | Blogs
In 2014, the UK government announced that developers of renewable energy projects with a capacity of than 300MW would need to submit a ‘satisfactory’ supply chain plan to be eligible to bid for a Contract for Difference. The initiative was widely interpreted as a way...
by Stephen Mills | Aug 2, 2016 | Blogs
To be effective, asset management needs to be able to provide flexible, proactive technical and commercial support to wind farm asset owners and investors. I’ve worked in the field (literally and metaphorically) of wind farm management for a long time. I know that an...
