Post by Ørsted

What if we could repair offshore wind turbine blades faster and safer? Turns out we can 🤩 This is made possible by Ørsted’s collaboration with Clobotics Wind Services, where we have set a new benchmark for repairing the leading edge of blades offshore during a recent campaign at Horns Rev 2 Offshore Wind Farm in Denmark. Why do these blades need maintenance? The leading edge of offshore blades is exposed to rain, salt spray from the waves, and general harsh marine conditions that can cause erosion. Traditionally, these repairs require colleagues to work suspended from ropes – a time-consuming, labour-intensive process that can take hours. With the Sparrow leading-edge repair robot, we can now repair blades in record time: only 27 minutes per blade, and up to 8 blades per day. This significantly lowers downtime and reduces costs by 50-75 %, as the robot is up to ten times faster than conventional methods ⏱️ Innovative technology like this goes beyond just speed. Shorter repair times improve predictability in offshore maintenance and help us create safer ways of working with fewer offshore crew transfers and no need for rope-access operations. It’s another example of how strong partnerships and innovation can help improve offshore wind operations 👏 #innovation #offshorewind

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