Renewable energy from wind, water, and biofuels is an increasingly popular trend. Predictive maintenance of these power plants carries specific problems, and used oil analysis for each application needs to be approached with particular attention.
Mecoil analysis applied to wind and water turbine generators helps define actual oil conditions, plus special attention is paid to wear particle analysis.
In biofuels-driven engines (vegetable oils, gas from landfill, digestor, or depurator), variability in fuel quality is often an issue. Mecoil analysis is most helpful in determining optimum oil change intervals and efficient asset management.