WindEurope has announced the AI4Blades Challenge, an initiative designed to encourage innovation in renewable energy through artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. The challenge offers participants the opportunity to work with the KI-VISIR dataset, provided free of charge, to develop new ideas and research questions.
Teams are invited to explore a variety of applications, including AI-based image processing, detecting thermal turbulence patterns, matching visual and thermal images, and deriving turbine performance insights. The challenge aims to promote collaboration between students in AI, data science, engineering, and wind energy, while providing hands-on experience with real-world data.
Participants must submit their proposals by 31 March 2025. A jury will review the submissions and select three finalist teams, who will be invited to present their work at the WindEurope Technology Workshop on 19–20 June 2025 in Istanbul. The winning team will be announced during the event and awarded a cash prize of €3,000.
Timeline
- January 2025: publication of the dataset;
- 31 March 2025: deadline for application of the teams and submission of abstract/proposal;
- By mid-May 2025: three finalist teams to be invited by WindEurope to take present their work in a session at the Technology Workshop on 19 June 2025 (one presenter per team);
- 19-20 June 2025: presentation of three finalists at the WindEurope Technology Workshop in front of an audience and the jury. Jury to make selection and announce the winners at the event.
