Operational excellence
through industry data
With learnings from over 200 GW of industry data, Clir’s market intelligence enables the identification of financial and technical optimization opportunities. Understand how your portfolio is performing compared to peers and the industry for improved returns.
Performance
An analysis of key performance indicators can provide insight into how assets compare to the industry average.
- Highlight team strengths and performance of investment decisions.
- Understand how underperformance and loss factors compare to peers.
- Better predict the likelihood of hitting the budget.
Health
Review key detractors of asset health, including component health and catastrophe risk, to understand what aspects of your portfolio need attention.
- How likely is it that the site will experience a catastrophic event?
- Are their immediate component failures on the horizon?
- Is your asset running within its design limits?
Data
Poor data quality can lead to limited transparency into issues. Understand the data problems that exist on your portfolio to enable issue resolution.
- Enable accurate reporting.
- Identify root causes of underperformance.
- Resolve data issues before it impacts performance.
Intelligence to reduce downtime
Although the occurrence rate for nacelle fires is low, the impact is significant as nacelle fire often results in the loss of the entire nacelle and blades. Common causes include:
- Electrical faults that produce arc flashes and sparks to ignite flammable materials.
- Emergency brakes overheating if oil or grease are present in the vicinity.
- Storms and lightning strikes can ignite fires.
By understanding the factors that contribute to nacelle fires, owners can better mitigate risks and downtime. This includes having good testing and maintenance practices in place or retrofitting nacelles with fire suppression systems.
Operational data in practice
- Reporting: Improve reporting narratives with industry context on performance.
- Insurance: Leverage greater certainty to improve terms.
- OEM: Ensure equipment and support meets and exceeds industry averages.
- Service provider: Review performance and drive improvements in practices.
- Refinancing: Improve financing terms with increased certainty.
- M&A: Data driven insight on project quality and opportunities for increased return.
