@misc{ea589de67fc84ae8a19cae9f34449803,
title = "Assessing the Potential for Improved Lubricants to Reduce Wind O&M Costs",
abstract = "Lubrication is a key aspect of maintaining a wind turbine in operational condition. In this study, we quantify the potential for increasing energy production and reducing maintenance costs across the current and future U.S. fleet of wind turbines as a result of improvements in lubrication performance. The modeled improvements reduce the median levelized cost of energy by 1-2% across the U.S. fleet. Extending the lubricant replacement interval has a larger impact on total cost and energy production than reducing lubricant cost.",
keywords = "lubricant, maintenance, operations, wind turbines",
author = "Aubryn Cooperman and Gabriel Zuckerman and Matthew Prilliman and Jon Keller and Shawn Sheng and Michael Blumenfeld and Kathy Cooper",
year = "2023",
language = "American English",
series = "Presented at the North American Wind Energy Academy (NAWEA)/WindTech 2023 Conference, 30 October - 1 November 2023, Denver, Colorado",
type = "Other",
}