Automated drone robots inspect 80 metre wind turbine blades

Working with SkySpecs, provider of robotics solutions for the wind energy industry, Orsted is able by using SkySpecs’ drones to reduce inspection down time by 85%.

 

Ørsted has completed an automated inspection of the 32 8MW wind turbines of the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Liverpool Bay. Using drones, the time taken to inspect the blades reduced from around 2 hours to approximately 20 minutes.