seebawind Service monitors world

Osnabruck, Germany - The independent service provider seebawind Service GmbH has been monitoring 15 Nordex N80 wind turbines with a total nominal power of 37.5 megawatts since the beginning of May.

Since they are around 50 kilometres south of the North Cape, these turbines are commonly subject to wind speeds of 35 to 40 metres per second and quickly changing wind direction; for this reason, this wind park, particularly in the winter months, is one of the most challenging to operate in the world.

With a total construction height of 120 meters, the plants have been designed for wind speeds of 4 to 25 metres per second and generate a total of 90 million kilowatt hours of energy annually, which is sufficient for the needs of more than 25,000 households. Via DSL connection to its modern remote centre in Osnabruck, seebawind Service monitors the wind part daily, from 4 p.m. to 8 a.m. as well as during the entire weekend. Its engineers can react to errors within 15 minutes.

Source: IWR Online, 12 May 2014