Archives August 2025

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August 2025

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How warranties drive lubricant improvements in the wind industry

Developed as a direct response to customer needs, warranties can reinforce an operation’s stability, productivity, and efficiency, while providing the peace-of-mind that any operation needs to drive the industry forward.

The hard-working technicians focused on wind-farm preventative maintenance face a paradoxical challenge: delivering energy to an industry that prizes reliability and consistency while dealing with conditions that seem diametrically opposed to those goals — extreme temperature fluctuations, exceedingly complex maintenance logistics, and weather patterns that defy expert predictions. That’s exactly why the experts at ExxonMobil, […]
Shiv Patel

The need for annual turbine oil analysis

An annual turbine oil analysis detects early signs of lubricant degradation and contamination — critical for optimizing turbine performance, reliability and service life.

Although wind-turbine oil could last for 10 years or more, it can start degrading long before that. Given this and because oil is the lifeblood of turbines, regular testing is important. While monthly oil analysis delivers a basic view of the oil’s condition, there are additional tests that should be performed annually to monitor key […]
Mary Messuti

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