Porto, site of EDPR's remote control and dispatch centre
Photograph: Ben Backwell
EDPR keeps an eye on turbines by remote control
The ancient but buzzing Portuguese coastal city of Porto is home to a new wind-energy management system, which allows EDP Renováveis (EDPR) to monitor its wind farms, in real time, 24 hours a day, and promises to revolutionise the company’s management of its global wind-power operation.