Onyx wins Indonesian contract
28/10/2024
Onyx Insight, a global predictive analytics solution provider, has continued its growth in the Asia-Pacific region after securing its first contract in Indonesia.
Following a successful field trial, the contract will see Onyx deliver its ecoCMS and fleetMONITOR technology to 30 turbines across UPC Renewables’ Sidrap farm, providing comprehensive data and analysis to enable long-term predictive maintenance (PdM) strategies.
The 75 MW Sidrap onshore wind farm is Indonesia’s first utility-scale wind farm and began supplying power to the Southern Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) grid in 2018.
The application of Onyx’s technology supports PdM strategies by allowing operators to effectively manage and plan turbine inspection and maintenance requirements for key components, including drivetrains, pitch bearings and blades. This condition monitoring approach creates significant time and cost efficiencies while enhancing safety.
The company’s ecoCMS provides advanced sensing and hardware to deliver reliable, high-quality data that allows operators to accurately understand asset health. The technology is easily integrated with third-party systems to deliver a cost-effective condition monitoring system (CMS) for legacy turbines through to modern multi-megawatt machines.
The ecoCMS data will be analysed in fleetMONITOR by Onyx’s monitoring engineers, providing detailed insights from vibration, temperature, particle counters and lubrication data. The condition monitoring solution will diagnose reliability problems for UPC Renewables’ turbine components up to 24 months before they become critical and enable the operator to plan with confidence, maximising performance and minimising cost.
UPC Renewables engaged with Onyx after experiencing issues with its legacy CMS detecting main bearing failures. It was vital that the ecoCMS could establish a data connection with the incumbent oil particle counter, which was confirmed during the trial. With Onyx’s technology installed, all turbine data is consolidated in one place, delivering a single source of information for turbine health.
Bruce Hall, Onyx Insight CEO, said: “This contract is a key milestone for Onyx as we enter the Indonesian market and strengthen our footprint across the Asia-Pacific region. The region is leading the market with a high volume of installed capacity expected in the coming years and our predictive maintenance solutions can deliver tangible benefits, particularly with early adoption, by enabling operators to plan and execute maintenance before it becomes critical.”
