Big grant aims for drones to do turbine maintenance
Drones do not suffer from a fear of heights and they are more than willing to work outside of regular business hours. As such, drones could be the best candidates for inspecting wind turbines, according to a new project, which will develop the technology with help from Danish public funding.
Denmark wants to be a world leader when it comes to drones, according to government ambitions. One specific example could prove to be in an area where Denmark already takes the lead, namely wind power. In the future, drones could replace manual inspections of wind turbine blades. As least if Denmark's Innovation Fund Denmark, Denmark's Technical University, Aalborg University, and several Danish companies get their way.
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