Clir Renewables, a provider of performance assessment software for wind energy, has announced the recruitment of Didier Frávega, as the firm expands the reach of its wind optimisation platform across Latin America.
Didier brings more than a decade of experience of working in the Latin American wind industry to Clir, with previous roles as Technical Sales Manager at Senvion, Business Development Manager at Coral Energía, and Wind Technical Leader for Latin America at GE.
Wind power in Latin America has seen significant growth in the last decade, with over US$18 billion invested in renewables in 2019 alone and major new wind projects under development in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina. However, a recent rollback in political support for renewables in the region has led project owners and investors to increase their focus on asset performance in order to secure greater certainty of the long-term financial viability of their projects.
Clir uses AI to power the in-depth analysis of data collected from more than 6 GW of wind assets globally, the environment surrounding each turbine, and the way in which these data sources interact to identify causes of underperformance and advise on actions to solve them. From Clir’s cloud-based platform, asset owners can access the information needed to optimise output across their portfolio and maximise financial returns.