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© diyanadimitrova/AdobeStock shore wind,” he says, particularly for assessing the impact provements over the next 20 years.” on the structure and the life left in it. The benefts could be huge if engagement is early,

A life management approach would need a twin for ev- which could even be before it’s known what turbines will ery location, because each location is different, but also be used, says Traylor. Indeed, for some new build develop- networked, so that load is spread throughout a wind farm, ments, owners are increasingly looking at how long they instead of leading turbines bearing the brunt. This is all can manage their long-term investments for. Investors, about software, says John King, Wind Turbine Loads & especially, are interested in how long their investments

Control business lead at DNV. “So it’s very easy to change could keep paying out – even before they invest and wind long term and you can bank on there being some im- farms are built.

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