Case Study: Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation achieves safer crews and protected turbines with DTN WeatherSentry

Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation - Customer Case Study

Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation’s North American unit, based in Chicago, operates more than 60 wind farms across the U.S. with over 1,250 turbines (≈2,500 MW). Facing significant lightning risk to tall turbines and dangerous wind conditions for technicians working atop towers, Suzlon needed a reliable way to forecast and communicate rapidly changing weather and turned to DTN for help.

DTN deployed WeatherSentry Online® Wind Energy Edition to deliver customizable hourly/daily forecasts, lightning detection, radar and mobile alerts plus 24/7 access to meteorologists. Suzlon now sends predefined alerts to technicians’ phones to evacuate when lightning approaches, enforces a 25 m/s wind cutoff for tower work, schedules maintenance proactively, and delays crane mobilization during high-wind forecasts—keeping crews safer and reducing costs through more efficient resource use.

Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation