05/16/2022

New maintenance campaign at Nordergründe OWF: synergies reduce downtime

The central element of the new maintenance strategy was the simultaneous deployment of two specialised service teams for the first time as part of the regular annual maintenance campaign.

Official Press Release Deutsche Windtechnik AG:

Deutsche Windtechnik takes stock one year after deploying its new maintenance campaign at the Nordergründe offshore wind farm: downtimes significantly reduced by synergies

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By realigning its maintenance campaign at the offshore wind farm Nordergründe, Deutsche Windtechnik, which is the only independent full-service provider in the offshore wind energy sector, was able to reduce maintenance-related downtimes by 28.5 percent in 2021 compared to the previous year.

Following the insolvency of the system manufacturer, maintenance work for the 18 Senvion 6.2M 126 turbines was still carried out separately from other maintenance work in 2020. In 2021, however, it was possible to combine all of the specialised tasks at the wind farm into one maintenance campaign. In addition, the multi-competent team for troubleshooting tasks was able to significantly increase efficiency. The central element of the new maintenance strategy was the simultaneous... ... More: Official Press Release Deutsche Windtechnik AG