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ONYX Insight
IGP Priority
Advanced Turbine Technology
Support received
Funding support
Reducing maintenance costs through predictive monitoring of offshore wind turbines
Advanced sensing: ecoCMS and ecoPITCH hardware systems that have been successful in providing strong ROIs to offshore operators.
Software: FleetMONITOR is a hardware agnostic software platform with fine tuned analytics, thresholds and alarms for component failure monitoring and detection.
Engineering: A fleet of skilled field engineers, with decades of experience, available for anything from inspections to RCA work.
Business profile
ONYX Insight is a UK-based high-growth technology company that provides analytics software, advanced sensor solutions, and engineering services to the global onshore and offshore wind industry. ONYX’s advanced technologies enable wind farm owners and operators to perform predictive maintenance on their wind turbines – detecting machinery faults many months before a catastrophic failure and is highly regarded, capable, and active in the offshore wind industry.
ONYX Insight is developing advanced predictive monitoring solutions to address one of the offshore wind sector’s key challenges.
These solutions aim to fill a critical market gap by providing wind farm operators with continuous blade monitoring, allowing early detection of faults before they escalate into costly failures.
ONYX identified a market need for predictive monitoring solutions for turbine blades. Specifically, they saw an opportunity to address the spiraling costs of blade maintenance and blade condition monitoring in offshore wind. At present there is no accepted predictive maintenance solution for blades in the market. This means that progressive blade faults that could be fixed early and at a relatively low cost often develop to a severe and catastrophic state requiring much more expensive maintenance or a complete replacement. Continuous blade monitoring enables wind farm operators to predict failures well in advanced and schedule less costly early blade maintenance to reduce costs.
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Acceleration of product development
Expedition of revenue generation
Two jobs created to support the development team
Before
Prior to engaging with OWGP, ONYX had already established itself as a key player in the offshore wind supply chain. In 2021 it launched ecoPITCH, an advanced sensing solution to detect blade pitch bearing failures, which saw a strong market response. This led ONYX to investigate other market gaps, where similar predictive solutions would prove useful in identifying turbine blade faults and maintenance issues before a failure occurs. As such, ONYX applied for a Development Grant through OWGP and were successful.
What they say
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OWGP’s support has been invaluable in helping us develop our understanding of blade monitoring, addressing acritical need in the offshore wind industry. The Development Grant has enabled us to explore advanced blade sensing technologies and integrate them seamlessly into our fleetMONITOR platform. With proven damage detection now in place, we’re excited to explore how we can significantly reduce maintenance costs and improve safety for wind farm operators. OWGP has been a key partner in driving this innovation forward.
JOHN COULTATE
VP Advanced Sensing, ONYX Insight
