Greensolver and Smart Blade in vortex generator deal

FRANCE: Project operator Greensolver and German manufacturer Smart Blade have formed a strategic partnership for providing products and services to the wind industry.

Smart Blade will provide Greensolver with products and services (pic: Smart Blade)

Under the agreement Greensolver is now the only operator in France licensed to install Smart Blade’s vortex generators to reduce stalling effects on turbines.

The partnership also means the operator is licensed to use other Smart Blade services including numerical aerodynamic analysis, performance evaluation, wake effect analysis and blade inspection and repair.

Greensolver CEO Guy Auger said: "Partnering with Smart Blade allows us to enhance our capabilities as independent technical experts."

French developer and owner-operator Eolfi launched Greensolver in 2010 to help new investors finance, build and operate wind and solar projects.

It was bought out by CEO Guy Auger in April 2013, and merged with Dutch asset manager PLY Energy in early 2016.

The company manages 861MW of wind and solar assets and is supervising construction of 1.1GW across 70 projects.