Wind Value Gets Better With Drones
Ice And Drones: The Future Of Wind Energy
Precise Consultants, September 30, 2017 (OilPrice.com)
“Parts of the world with incredible wind energy potential have long been inaccessible to wind farms…When it comes to cold-weather climates, wind farm designers face a variety of concerns, notably the impact of low temperatures on the turbines and the collection of ice [and snow] on the turbines…[Offshore turbines can now be designed to cope with the rough, cold, icy winters and] unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being used to…[do] maintenance inspections and surveys…[T]he UAV takes about 75 percent less time to complete the job than a team requiring rope access, without any partial or full shutdown…Where once the challenge [for offshore wind] was to get higher, the next frontier is to go deeper. That’s where floating wind farms come in…” click here for more
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