Local presence to strengthen the business

Spica Controls S.L.U. is a trading and technical support company with the purpose of meeting the increasing demands of retrofitting old wind turbines and to be close to the Spanish and Portuguese customers in the wind power industry. The focus for Spica Controls will be Spica Control System, life extension of old wind turbines including retrofit and sales and support of Bachmann PLC modules. Retrofit is about installing new technology and new control systems in old wind turbines, which then optimize the performance and extend the life of the turbine.

“We consider Europe to be our home market for the wind power business. For this reason, it is natural for us to expand to the Spanish market who holds the second largest capacity of wind power in Europe. Because of the economic depression that has affected the Spanish energy sector, there is a great potential for our retrofit solutions – and at the same time, we can help push the growth in the Spanish energy sector,” says Benny Thomsen, CEO at Spica Technology.

Retrofit for an economically depressed market

Spain is still affected by the economic crisis from 2008. This means that they have an increased focus on energy efficiency and savings, according to the latest sector analysis from The Trade Council that was published earlier this month. This opens doors for a business potential to increase the productivity of the existing wind power farms and thus the interest of retrofit solutions for the old wind turbines in Spain and Portugal.

“After the crisis in Spain, there are not many new wind farms. This means that... Read the full story on spicatech.dk HERE.