Author: Francesco Miceli
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Everything fine? Defects Notification Period
The Defects Notification Period (DNP) is a certain number of day counted from the date of completion of works that allow the customer to notify defects to the Contractor. In the Wind Energy business is usually 12 months, but in principle can be longer (2 years, 5 years, etc.) or shorter. There are also situations…
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Nabrawind Technologies self erecting tower
Some years ago I posted an article about a self-lifting wind turbine tower. The idea was to use using heavy lift strand jacks already available in the market to lift the concrete sections of a wind turbine tower. It’s a project developed by Esteyco, a Spanish engineering company. Well, I just discovered that it’s not…
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Looking for a tender manager BoP
Looking for a Tender Manager specialized in Turnkey (EPC) wind farms. Ideally expert in wind farm Balance of Plant (roads, foundations, MV cables, substation) and technical and commercial negotiations for all BoP scope of supply. Apply on Linkedin or here: https://nordex-jobs.dvinci.de/cgi-bin/appl/selfservice.pl?action=jobdetail;sid=2ctve7ap88m7y3oy;job_pub_nr=06A416E2-A75E-454C-AB00-5062D288C634;p=homepage;job_pub_type=extern;
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The quest for scale: mergers and acquisitions in the wind industry
Mergers and acquisition are not a recent phenomenon in the wind business. My former manager Luis Miguel still remember vividly the merger in ’97 between Nordtank Energy Group (NEG) and Moerup Industrial Windmill Construction Company (Micon) – and the subsequent merger between NEG Micon and Vestas in 2004. While in ’97 I was still enjoying…
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5 strange things that you might find in a wind farm
Working on a variety of projects worldwide I sometimes see unusual requests from customers that want to complement their new wind farm with some nonstandard feature. I’m collecting here my personal top 5 of “…are you REALLY sure you want it?”. Even if often this type of requirements can lift considerably the price (and make…
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Looking for an electrical engineer specialized in Turnkey / EPC (Balance of Plant)
If you are reading this blog chances are that you know someone who could be interested in this position… Please spread the word! Link: Project Engineer Electrical Balance of Plant-Turnkey (m/w)
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Payment Security: an overview
In another post I have presented several types of financial securities. In this post I would like to describe more in detail an important subcategory, the Payment Securities. A Payment Security is usually requested by the seller from the buyer of wind turbines. It is a mechanism to compensate the seller, entirely on partially, if…
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Itemized sourcing: everybody else is doing it, so why can’t we?
Itemized sourcing is the new mantra in the business. Basically, it means that you should split the BoP (Civil and Electrical works) in as many lots as possible, in order to achieve substantial savings. This strategy is the opposite of the “single subcontractor” approach, where you give the full package to a unique contractor or…
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I can’t believe they invented it: “factual” vs “interpretative” geotechnical report
One of the things I’d like the most about my job is the fact that I still learn new things, even on topic were I wrongly believe there is not much more new to see. This week during a telco with my accomplice in crime Eduardo I’ve discovered a new trick that I suspect has…
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Financial securities: what’s that all about?
A financial security is an instrument to give a party (for instance, the buyer of a wind turbine foundation) an assurance that the seller (in this case, the company that build the foundation) will perform according to his obligation (that is, will comply with the technical and commercial requirements). They can have different names –…