SICDRONE worked with Vineyard Wind during in 2019 proving out a few use cases that would support large offshore wind developers and more.
Construction, monitoring, maintenance and inspection for offshore wind farms is very costly due to vessel trips moving to and returning from the wind farms.
Vessel trips are expensive, sometimes exceeding $1 million per trip, while also being dangerous, and time consuming. Drones used today for offshore wind purposes are not designed to handle the harsh daily environments encountered at sea and therefore have to be cleaned, repaired and handled by pilot at all times while on site. Very skilled pilots perform are currently required in the offshore environment due to the remote harsh weather environment, dangerous seas, and unpredictable changes in wind speeds causing violent turbulence.
