For wind farm owners, drones or unmanned aerial inspector, could be as good as a “$10,000 off your next blade inspection” coupon. Carrying 24-megabit pixel cameras or high-def video, inspecting blades is just their first assignment. Paul Dvorak / Editor Quadcopters and similar remote-controlled air vehicles have been available for years. YouTube is full of…
Could drones be a wind techs new best friend?
More than one drone company will be showing its wares at AWEA’s Windpower 2015. Drones, for our purposes, are really unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying a high resolution video cameras and soon several sensors that might spot a range of problems in wind turbine blades. Until recently, a reliable blade inspection had to be…