AirFusion, developers of leading AI-powered damage detection and risk prediction software solutions, today announced that its AirFusion Wind platform has been named as one of the top three finalists for the Most Exciting Industry Newcomer of the Year Award presented by New Energy Update at the Wind Operations O&M Dallas, 2018 Conference.

AirFusion Wind is a cloud-based workflow and AI-based analysis platform for identifying and classifying wind turbine asset damage. The platform delivers faster, more accurate analysis of wind turbine inspection data, enabling proactive, predictive maintenance that significantly reduces the risks of catastrophic failure, excessive downtime, and performance-based revenue loss.  AirFusion

Wind rapidly transforms pixel-based inspection imagery from drones, ground-based sensors, and other image capture tools, into data that can be used across the Enterprise to reduce costs and increase earnings.

“We are honored that AirFusion Wind has been chosen as a finalist for this prestigious award and to have our innovative AI technology recognized for its ability to reduce inspection analysis time by 95% and decrease overall operational costs,” said AirFusion’s President and CEO Dennis Chateauneuf. “Our team worked with wind industry experts from around the word to make sure AirFusion Wind’s superior, integrated results would fully enable proactive, predictive maintenance. Operators can now leverage the power of AI to optimize cost avoidance and minimize operational downtime.”

The Most Exciting Industry Newcomer of the Year Award showcases the Commercial Wind industry’s most valuable companies and exceptional individuals and will be presented at a ceremony at the Wind Operations O&M Conference in Dallas on April 17, 2018.