Polytech’s in-depth theoretical knowledge combined with meteorological data provides a solid basis for placing your future investments in wind energy
Risk analysis and risk management are key factors in assuring safe and reliable operation of wind turbines. Expert risk assessment will thus be of significance in defining which lightning protection class your wind turbines will be placed in – and which protection measures, including mechanical systems, need to be applied.
At the same time, high-quality weather data and risk assessments will often play an important role when investors and wind farm operators are to prepare detailed plans for the installation of new wind turbines. Reliable analyses make it possible to reduce the risk of costly downtime and waiting time, and to optimize bookings of material and labor, which often translates into major savings.
Not forgetting insurance-related conditions, of course, where an effective strategy for minimizing lightning damage is often crucial to the process.
Moreover, the regularity and type of lightning strikes are of significance to how often it is estimated that different wearing parts - the turbines’ Lightning Protection Systems (LPS) in particular - will need to be replaced. This, too, can affect both insurance conditions and the total business case.