Shifting your mindset from building to operating an offshore wind farm
28-Apr-2022 16:40:17 | Asset management, Offshore wind, Operation
During the development, financing and construction of an offshore wind farm, the focus of most developers and suppliers is firmly on how to build the best energy project possible. But that means operational plans can taking a back seat until much later. Building a wind farm is not just for fun; we build projects to operate..
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K2M launches new asset management system in collaboration with Emerson
09-Mar-2022 10:25:05 | Solar PV, Onshore wind, Asset management, Offshore wind, Operation
Renewables specialists join forces to provide independent power producers with digitalised operations and maintenance support as O&M costs balloon for mature projects. K2 Management has collaborated with Emerson’s business Mita-Teknik, a leader in the control automation business for wind power generation, to launch ‘P50..
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K2 Management’s double appointment in Pakistan
02-Feb-2021 01:45:00 | Onshore wind, Asset management
K2 Management has secured two mandates to deliver technical expertise for onshore wind projects in Pakistan. Developer, Artistic Milliners, has appointed K2 Management as owner’s engineer, to deliver full technical advisory throughout the construction phase of the 50MW Artistic Wind Power Project in Jhimpir, Pakistan. The..
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K2 Management appoints director in Japan
13-Feb-2020 09:00:00 | Company news, Due Diligence, Onshore wind, Development, Asset management, Offshore wind
Toru Kumagai has joined K2 Management as Country Director of its operations in Japan. Based in Tokyo, Mr Kumagai spent nine years with UL Japan Inc. Japan Inc, developing and supporting the offshore wind industry as part of the renewables section of the company. He spent many years working on safety certification and..
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Repowering onshore wind - how real is the opportunity?
25-Sep-2019 16:29:53 | Due Diligence, Onshore wind, Asset management
With the UK’s onshore wind industry calling on Government to establish a new strategy for the sector, a lot has been said of the potential for repowering existing projects and whether these projects can be delivered in a post-subsidy environment. Will Sheard, Global Due Diligence Manager, explores onshore wind's end of life..
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Can a turbine get a virus? Protect your wind farm from a cyber attack.
25-Feb-2019 13:20:20 | Onshore wind, Engineering, Asset management, Offshore wind
The issue of cyber security in the wind industry is a relatively unexplored topic and commonly, project owners and developers are neglecting to ask themselves whether their security set up, both IT (information technology) and OT (operational technology) is robust enough. Wind turbines can get a virus in much the same way as..
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