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<\/p>\nWind farm operators and investors are facing a growing number of challenges. Today, operations management requires striking a balance between day-to-day operations and future-oriented concerns. In addition to ensuring high technical availability and cost-effective plant operation, operators must increasingly address regulatory, safety-related, and strategic issues. The range of topics is extremely diverse: from information security (NIS-2) and changes to the EEG 2027 to ESG reporting requirements under the CSRD and new billing procedures in Redispatch 2.0, as well as cable pooling, control technology for hybrid farms, the integration of battery energy storage systems (BESS), mowing management, and, for example, solutions for burglary protection, in order to adequately meet the physical security requirements of NIS-2.<\/p>\n
At WindEnergy in Hamburg, wpd windmanager GmbH & Co. KG will be demonstrating in Hall A1 at Booth 237 how modern operations management supports customers and partners in operating their wind and solar farms in a future-proof manner, even under changing regulatory, technical, and economic conditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs an operations manager, we are increasingly in demand as a strategic partner,\u201d explains Henning R\u00fcpke, Director of International Operations at wpd windmanager GmbH & Co. KG. \u201cWe must identify developments early on, act proactively, and continuously develop new solutions\u2014and we do so on an international scale, since many of our customers operate their assets in different countries.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ISO-certified 24\/7 control center, which meets the high requirements of the European NIS-2 Directive, plays a central role in operations management. \u201cWe use our control center not only for our own customers but also offer it to other operators,\u201d clarifies Axel Stelzer, Director of Technical Operations. \u201cHere, we monitor over 2,800 plants worldwide. However, our remote monitoring services now go far beyond mere monitoring.\u201d In the control center, for example, wpd windmanager controls the new intrusion protection system, manages grass cutting, and coordinates plant shutdowns when electricity prices turn negative.<\/p>\n
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Demands are rising. That\u2019s why, in addition to traditional operations management for wind and solar farms, the company is continuously expanding its own service portfolio. \u201cAs an operator, we\u2019re always looking for ways to best support plant owners,\u201d says Jonas Lesch, Head of Sales and Service Development. \u201cFor example, we\u2019re constantly developing new additional services that we offer independently of our commercial and technical operations management: We handle municipal tax payments for operators, create emergency management plans, manage new billing procedures for redispatch, and monitor balancing and replacement measures.\u201d But development continues to advance. Issues such as the integration of battery storage systems, the control of hybrid parks, and new regulatory requirements are constantly creating new areas of responsibility to which both operators and operations managers must adapt.<\/p>\n