Geothermal Power Plant Maintenance: Evaluating Maintenance System Needs Using Quantitative Kano Analysis

A quantitative Kano model is used in this study to identify which features are preferred by top-level maintenance engineers within Icelandic geothermal power plants to be implemented in a maintenance tool or software. Visits were conducted to the largest Icelandic energy companies operating geotherm...

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Published in:Energies
Main Authors: Reynir S. Atlason, Gudmundur V. Oddsson, Runar Unnthorsson
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014
Subjects:
geothermal
maintenance
system
Kano analysis
Technology
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Iceland
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3390/en7074169
https://doaj.org/article/95a96ebbca4a47c58c96908821c9802c
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Summary:A quantitative Kano model is used in this study to identify which features are preferred by top-level maintenance engineers within Icelandic geothermal power plants to be implemented in a maintenance tool or software. Visits were conducted to the largest Icelandic energy companies operating geothermal power plants. Thorough interviews with chiefs of operations and maintenance were used as a basis for a quantitative Kano analysis. Thirty seven percent of all maintenance engineers at Reykjavik Energy and Landsvirkjun, responsible for 71.5% of the total energy production from geothermal resources in Iceland, answered the Kano questionnaire. Findings show that solutions focusing on (1) planning maintenance according to condition; (2) shortening documentation times; and (3) risk analysis are sought after by the energy companies but not provided for the geothermal sector specifically.

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