Elemental Energy renews service contract with Vestas for Fermeuse wind power plant in Canada

Canada-based Elemental Energy has renewed its contract with Vestas for providing active output management (AOM) service for its Fermeuse wind power plant in Newfoundland, Canada.

Fermuese is a 27-megawatt (MW) wind power plant that has been using Vestas V90-3.0MW turbines since 2009.

The AOM 4000 is an energy-based guarantee that ensures the turbines are operational when the wind is blowing.

The service includes the VestasOnline surveillance system that remotely controls and monitors the turbines. It also reduces the lost production by anticipating when maintenance may be required.

Elemental Energy corporate development vice president Ron Hankewich said they have been extremely pleased with the entire Vestas team and the overall performance of the wind plant.

"The Canadian east coast regional staff has worked above and beyond the call of duty on numerous occasions over the last five years and has given us a great degree of confidence that our asset is being well-managed and well-maintained. We have great expectations going forward and we are certain that they will be fulfilled," Hankewich added.

Vestas US and Canada sales and service division president Chris Brown said this service contract renewal is another customer vote of confidence in Vestas’ service and maintenance capabilities, illustrating their support for their customers’ long-term asset management strategies.

"Our dedicated service team has worked hard to optimize the performance of the Fermeuse wind power plant. We have been able to tailor our service schedule to ensure planned maintenance on low-wind days, which contributes to a world-class Lost Production Factor (LPF*) well below 2%. For a smaller, remote site, this is a significant achievement, of which we are very proud," Brown added.

The AOM 4000 service agreement will see Vestas providing services for another ten years.