psm: Optimising costs in wind parks is worthwhile for any wind park operator. Up to 40 percent surplus possible.

(DGAP-Media / 24.06.2013 / 12:01) 
 
 
 
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Optimising costs in wind parks is worthwhile for any wind park operator. Up 
to 40 percent surplus possible. 
 
Erkelenz, 24.06.2013 
 
Every wind park offers potential for optimisation, even if it is running 
well. The service specialists at psm Nature Power Service & Management GmbH 
& Co. KG see this all the time. Technical and commercial management run 
hand in hand for the experts from the Lower Rhine region. This produces 
interesting strategies for wind park cost optimisation on all levels of the 
value chain. 
 
'We are able to review the commercial specifications directly in terms of 
their technical feasibility. In return, the technicians provide the 
business side with proposals for optimisation strategies. There are not 
many service companies in our field able to offer this kind of effect', 
says Ian-Paul Grimble, Managing Director at psm. 
 
The bottom line is that psm optimisation strategies can yield a surplus of 
up to 40 percent of annual turnover for the operators, viewed over 10 
years. The cost block of maintenance, repairs and servicing, which alone 
accounts for roughly 15 to 20 percent of all operating costs, offers the 
greatest potential for savings. 
 
Improving the cash-flow situation is also in psm's toolbox of potential 
optimisation strategies. In this, the main concern is to ease the strain on 
operators during the cost-intensive repayment phase. 
'It is worthwhile for companies to bring in an independent provider to 
review the overall commercial and technical status quo in its wind parks. 
Many of them will be thrilled to see which costs can be saved', says 
Ian-Paul Grimble. 
 
As an independent service provider, psm scrutinises all costs, draws up 
alternative plans and then puts them into practice, providing strategies to 
streamline the operation of wind parks: from the contractual situation to a 
cost-effective spare parts' strategy. 
By drawing on the psm optimisation service, operators benefit from psm's 
experience in looking after over 500 wind and solar power systems. The 
service is customer-centric and uncomplicated. 
 
Background Information 
psm Nature Power Service & Management GmbH & Co. KG is one of the largest 
manufacturer-independent service companies for wind turbines and solar 
energy systems in Germany. It provides maintenance and service along with 
technical and commercial management. 
 
psm was founded in 1998 and has continually evolved during this time. With 
100 members of staff at its headquarters in Erkelenz and service locations 
spread throughout Germany, it currently looks after 200 customers, 500 wind 
turbines and solar systems and 4,000 investors with its technical, business 
and organisational expertise. psm has been part of the wpd group since 
2005. 
 
Contact Press Inquiries: 
psm Nature Power Service & Management GmbH & Co. KG 
Annekatrin Dretzke 
Juelicher Straße 10 - 12 
41812 Erkelenz 
Tel.: [phone] 
Fax: [phone] - 777 
www.psm-service.com 
[e-mail] 
 
 
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