In this piece, Michael Ziloudis looks at the challenges facing solar developers and operators, with specific focus on the management and optimisation of large-scale solar farms. Michael’s route to Locogen Michael’s Solar PV experience spans across over 20 years in the UK and EMEA regions. Starting as a design engineer and project manager, he managed …
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Professional maintenance and management of high voltage equipment for your renewable asset is vitally important, both for safety and efficient generation. Legislation and insurance providers both now demand that proper arrangements are in place to manage your high voltage equipment and conduct regular maintenance. But securing properly accredited high voltage services can be time consuming …
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Locogen’s Senior Asset Manager, Kayla Madlener, on the value of PPAs From utility-scale solar and wind farms to single, sub 1MW turbines and community hydro schemes, securing the right power purchase agreement can dramatically alter the economics of any renewable energy project. Here, Kayla looks at some of the recent PPA deals our asset management …
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The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has opened what may be the the final funding windows for renewable energy generators to obtain funding for mandatory Loss of Mains upgrades. With funding available on a first-come-first-served basis, those who do not take advantage of these funding windows may be faced with bills of £4,000 or more. Locogen is …
Kayla Madlener used to work in one of Toronto’s largest arts and culture charities but now finds herself scaling wind turbines as part of Locogen’s asset management team. How on earth did that happen? Let’s find out. Tell us How you got into renewables? A happy accident! When I first arrived in the UK, I …
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What can you do with a curtailed wind turbine in a remote location? Actually, quite a lot. In fact, the wind turbine at Creed Enterprise park on the Isle of Lewis doesn’t just switch off when its generating limit is reached. Instead, the excess electricity is used to fuel an innovative circular economy, where renewable …
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Wind Repowering is a simple concept made complex by planning. But a recent change in position from Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) could make the planning process much simpler and have an enormously positive impact on the industry. Repowering a wind farm involves replacing ageing turbines with new ones on the same site. These new turbines …
It’s great to see that the Coigach community interest company is raising £1.75 million through a bond issue with Triodos Bank. Locogen was appointed project manager for the community energy project back in 2015 and took the project all the way through to installation and commissioning in March 2017. Since then, Locogen has provided asset …
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Our wind farm asset manager, Bojan Jevtic, on the importance of wind farm site safety visits and how they are conducted. Bojan holds a BEng from Belgrade University and an MSc in Sustainable Energy Systems from Edinburgh University. He joined Locogen in 2011, working in the development team on planning applications and wind resource assessments. …
We’re delighted to announce that Chris McMath has joined the renewables asset management team here at Locogen. Chris has considerable experience in asset management for wind farms and has been responsible for all aspects of operational performance for UK portfolios totalling 230 MWs. During his career, Chris has also worked on the delivery, installation and …
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