ServusNet brings intelligence into wind farm management

A ServusNet customer may have multiple wind farms distributed across Europe, with each farm made up of tens to hundreds of turbines. As energy markets evolve, these renewable energy operators face increased competition for contracts to supply national or regional grids. As part of their service level agreements they must guarantee both their levels of supply and energy price. Using Nokia Siemens Networks Open Element Management System (EMS) Suite, ServusNet is able to improve wind farm energy productivity and predictability of supply, while optimizing its delivery.

“We required a system that would help us rapidly introduce new, value-added applications as well as being able to extract data from different turbine vendors for a single, unified view of all wind farm elements,” said Des Farren, Chief Executive Officer, ServusNet. “Nokia Siemens Networks Open EMS Suite not only solved both problems but thanks to its flexibility and scale it will also help us to move into new areas, such as solar power.”

The Open EMS Suite is part of the Nokia Siemens Networks offering for the energy sector. Its flexible multi-technology, multi-vendor integration framework for third-party applications makes it an ideal software platform for the energy market where third-party applications need to be integrated on top of a common resource model and interaction capability with both legacy and new technologies is required.

“The fact that renewable forms of energy generation, such as wind, solar and wave power, can use tested and trusted IT solutions instead of having to develop software from scratch, speeds up development, reduces total cost of ownership and maximizes revenues,” said Mika Suomela, Head of Energy Initiatives, Nokia Siemens Networks. “ServusNet's management solution shows that our software is suitable for operations and maintenance beyond telecommunications.”

About ServusNet

ServusNet, based in Cork, Ireland, develops Operations & Maintenance and Operational Intelligence solutions for the renewable energy industry. We deliver innovative software products designed to reduce operating costs, improve production efficiency and increase planning accuracy, with particular on the challenges of managing larger portfolios of distributed energy generation technologies.
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About Nokia Siemens Networks

Nokia Siemens Networks is a leading global enabler of telecommunications services. With its focus on innovation and sustainability, the company provides a complete portfolio of mobile, fixed and converged network technology, as well as professional services including consultancy and systems integration, deployment, maintenance and managed services. It is one of the largest telecommunications hardware, software and professional services companies in the world. Operating in 150 countries, its headquarters are in Espoo, Finland. www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com

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