I’ve been informed by one of my most affectionate reader that some acronyms that I’m using in the blog are not immediately clear.
Therefore I’ve started a first list of the most used ones - special thanks to Janos for helping expanding the list:
| AEP | Annual energy production. |
| BoP | Balance of plant. All civil (roads, foundations, crane pads) and electrical works (cables, substation, etc.) in the wind farm. |
| CapEx | Capital Expenditures |
| COD | Commercial operation date |
| COE | Cost of energy |
| EIS | Environmental impact sudy |
| EPC | Engineering procurement and construction. A type of contract (also known as "turnkey") |
| FIDIC | International Federation of Consulting Engineers (Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils) |
| HS | Health and safety |
| HV | High voltage |
| IPP | Independent power producer |
| IRR | Internal Return Rate |
| LD | Liquidates damages |
| MLA | Mechanical Load Assessment |
| MV | Medium voltage |
| MW | Megawatt |
| O&M | Operation and maintenance |
| OEM | Original equipment manufacturer. Here, the company producing the wind turbine. |
| OMA | Operation and Maintenance Agreement (sames as SMA) |
| OpEx | Operation expenditures |
| PCC | Point of common coupling |
| PPA | Power purchase agreement |
| RoW | Right of way. The legal right to use a certain route. |
| S&I | Supply and installation |
| S/S | Substation |
| SCADA | Supervisory control and data acquisition |
| SMA | Service and Maintenance Agreement (same as OMA) |
| SoW | Scope of work |
| TSA | Turbine supply agreement. The contract between the wind turbine manufacturer and the wind farm developer. |
| W&S | Wind and site. Usually, either the assessment of the wind farm (W&S study) or the department doing it. |
| WF | Wind farm |
| WTG | Wind turbine generator |
Hello Francesco,
I would add.
IRR Internal Return Rate
MLA Mechanical Load Assessment
OMA Operation and Maintenance Agreement (sames as SMA)
SMA Service and Maintenance Agreement (same as OMA)
Best,
Janos
Where would we be without acronyms. I sometimes think acronyms are more important in projects than the engineering work itself. Here is my contribution to the ones already on the list:
BOEM - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
CVA - Certified Verification Agency
RC - Renewables Certification
TC - Type Certification
CC - Component Certification
PC - Project Certification
OCS - Outer Continental Shelf
RFF - Request for Feedback
Hello everyone,
What about AR?
Thanks!
Hello guys I would also add
WPP - wind park project
NTP - Notice to Proceed
LNTP - Limited Notice to Proceed
TAT - Technical Assistance and Training
VE - Value engineering
BIM - Building Information Modeling
IPD - Integrated Project Delivery