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Wind gear manufacturer Moventas has secured a new contract with GDF Suez Energy Generation that will see it install wind turbine condition management systems at each of the conglomerate’s wind facilities in Canada.

The contract applies to GDF Suez’s wind operations in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, and represents one of the largest wind turbine retrofit installations in the world, according to Moventas.
GDF Suez has three wind farms with a total of 91 turbines in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, which have a combined generation capacity of 207MW.
Moventas has developed a unique condition management system for wind turbines developed in Finland that detects component operational issues.
‘We wanted a reliable partner to help us maximise service to our customers while lowering maintenance costs with the help of preventive monitoring,’ said Mark Gilmore, director of wind operations for GDF Suez Energy Generation.
In addition to the installation and assembly work, the contract includes a remote service agreement, Moventas said.
In the coming years, the developer anticipates that the service markets in Europe and North America will expand. It forecasts that the warranty contracts of wind turbines built earlier will end and the service functions will be open for competition.