Champion of data-driven asset efficiency’s appointment further
enhances strength-in-depth of renewable energy capabilities
REDHILL, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The UK government has just thrown down the gauntlet to the wind energy
sector: deliver more than 30 gigawatts (GW) of capacity by 2030. The
appointment of Dr Peter Clive as Black & Veatch’s Principal Renewable
Wind Energy Consultant will help the company’s clients rise to this
challenge.
“Wind power is maturing. Creating new capacity is not just about
building more; it is about increasing the generation efficiency of
existing arrays, and ensuring new arrays are as efficient as we can
possibly make them,” according to Clive. “Key to this is data-driven
investments, extracting all the available information from target and
reference sites to minimise project uncertainty and boost project value.”
Clive will enhance Black & Veatch’s rapidly growing UK renewable
offering with expertise in the development of second-generation wind
Lidar systems, which enable wind fields to be surveyed with previously
unobtainable detail and precision, revealing flow characteristics and
structures that have a significant impact on the productivity and
longevity of wind power assets. This is in addition to his detailed
understanding of innovative resource assessment techniques.
“The UK has something of a wind energy paradox. Although Britain has the
largest installed offshore capacity in the world, in 2018 this only
accounted for eight per cent of the overall electricity generated,” said
Robbie Gibson, Black & Veatch’s UK Director for Renewable Energy.
“Wind’s potential, though, is self-evident. During the last week of
April 2019, one third of the country’s power came from on and offshore
wind. Clive’s appointment will help us realise that potential on a
sustained basis.”
Clive’s appointment is a further example of Black & Veatch’s drive to
provide clients with leading-edge, digitally-enabled real-time decision
making, artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning expertise that
will deliver predictive performance insights, and resilience across
their assets. In February 2019 the company announced a tie-up with AI
and machine learning experts EMAGIN. In March 2019, Black & Veatch
launched a Smart Maintenance business combining technology-driven
maintenance methodologies and smarter instrumentation, control and
automation technology with its programme management, logistics and
delivery expertise – to create digitally enabled maintenance teams.
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Editor’s Notes:
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Peter Clive has more than 15-years’ experience in renewable energy
engineering, encompassing solar and tidal as well as on and offshore
wind. -
Globally, Black & Veatch has supported the development of 26 GW of
wind energy and 25 GW of solar energy. -
In January 2019 UK energy regulator OFGEM has awarded its latest
Renewable Electricity Generator Audits contract to Black & Veatch. -
In February 2019 Black & Veatch was awarded the Design Services
Contract for the Morlais tidal energy demonstration zone. -
In April 2019 Black & Veatch was selected to provide engineering,
procurement and construction (EPC) services for a new 150-megawatt
(MW) onshore wind facility for Capital Power in Illinois, USA.
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