Garrad Hassan Launches New Asset Management Group

GH has analysed the operational performance of about 20% of the world's wind farms. That experience has led to the development of a range of tools that can identify problems and areas for performance improvement. This well established service has now become a new specific business area: the Asset Management and Optimisation Services group, AMOS.

AMOS meets increasing global demand to optimise wind farm performance and maximise value in operating assets. The group does this through detailed analysis of data from standard SCADA systems, and management of wind farm operation and maintenance activities. GH has used data from all the common SCADA systems for this purpose.

Andrew Garrad, CEO of Garrad Hassan Group comments on the launch of the new group

"AMOS is the synthesis of a lot of what we do and have done for the last 25 years - our business is to understand wind energy data. There is enormous value in the operational data if you know where to look and GH does. AMOS will allow our clients to increase the income from their wind farms with little expense. It is exciting to see such immediate cash benefit from the application of some rigorous technical tools."

AMOS offers a monitoring service, which regularly assesses the performance of wind farms for availability, power curve, wind speeds and revenues against budgeted levels. Guidance is offered to optimise and maintain performance levels of a wind farm to benefit the project owner and lender. Close interaction with the operator is a crucial part of running an efficient project and Garrad Hassan's extensive experience in this area is part and parcel of this service.

AMOS links a wealth of experience in operating wind farms throughout Garrad Hassan's international offices. Particularly active in asset management outside the UK are GH's operations in Germany, Spain, Italy and the US.

The AMOS team is headed by Keir Harman based in the UK. Keir has been working in the wind industry for over 10 years and has led this area of GH activity for the last five years.

For further information on GH AMOS Services, please contact: Keir Harman keir.harman@garradhassan.com