Page 54 - North American Clean Energy July/August 2019 Issue

service spotlight: drones
Drones
Ensuring the continual performance of renewable energy assets requires a systematic approach to maintenance, repair, and monitoring. In order to prepare a comprehensive maintenance plan, inspections must be performed to determine faults and failures, whether through sensing technology, photographic evidence, or human interface. Advances in technology are rapidly changing the way the industry conducts this business. The evolution of drones and arti cial intelligence technology have developed into increasingly accurate methods of inspecting equipment, analyzing, and reporting generated data to produce actionable planning for scheduled maintenance, e ective budgeting, and reducing urgent repairs.
Nearthlab
Product: Autonomous drone for smart defect
detection and analytics using AI
Description: Drone flies up and gathers photos of a wind turbine. Images are uploaded to Nearthlab’s web service to create full reports within one week.
Industries: Wind
Services: Inspection, Drone-as-a-Service
Autonomous: Intelligent pathing, blade aware
Inspection time: 15 minutes
Flight features: Hover capability, autonomous detection
Safety features: GPS redundancy, collision- tolerant, emergency landing
Software: LiDAR, interactive, deep learning, 46 mega pixel
Data analysis: Consultants, analysts, AI (predictive analytics)
www.nearthlab.com
Alerion
Product: Autonomous wind turbine inspections
and real-time analytics
Description: Alerion provides fully automated wind turbine inspections in less than 15 minutes, including a damage assessment report on the field.
Industries: Wind, solar, commercial
Services: Inspection, surveying, Drone-as-a- Service, infrared, thermal imaging, beyond line of sight (BVOL)
Pilot: FAA Part 107 exam
Autonomous: Intelligent pathing, blade aware
Length of operation: 15 minutes
Flight features: Fixed wing, hover capability
Safety features: Geofencing, GPS redundancy, collision-tolerant, emergency landing
Software: 3D mapping, modelling, LiDAR Data analysis: Consultants, analysts, AI
(predictive analytics)
www.aleriontec.com
Measure
Product: Drone Services & Software
Description: Measure's flight operations, specialized data engineering, and comprehensive software help corporations deploy drones at scale, saving thousands of hazardous man-hours and providing millions of dollars in operational benefits.
Industries: Wind, solar, commercial, T&D
Services: Inspection, surveying, Drone-as- a-Service, confined spaces, infrared, thermal imaging, beyond line of sight (BVOL)
Pilot: FAA Part 107 exam
Autonomous: Intelligent pathing, blade aware
Image capture: Up to 47 mega pixels
Length of operation: 40 minutes (wind), 10 minutes/MW (solar)
Flight features: Fixed wing, hover capability Software: 3D mapping, modelling, LiDAR,
interactive
Data analysis: Consultants, analysts, AI (predictive analytics)
www.measure.com
Clobotics Corporation Product: Clobotics Windspector - Autonomous
Drone Inspection Solution
Description: Clobotics’ Windspector is an end-to-end solution combining autonomous drones, artificial intelligence, cloud-based data analytics, and asset management for automated inspections of both onshore and offshore wind turbines.
Industries: Wind
Services: Inspection, Drone-as-a-Service
Pilot: FAA Part 107 exam
Autonomous: Intelligent pathing, blade aware, no predefined path
Inspection time: Under 25 minutes Flight features: Hover capability
Safety features: Geofencing, GPS redundancy, emergency landing
Software: Modelling, LiDAR, interactive, AI algorithms
Data analysis: Analysts, AI (predictive analytics)
www.clobotics.com
Scani y
Product: 3D Modelling Software for Solar
Surveying and Design
Description: Scanifly has built a solar-focused reality capture 3D modelling software. Using the platform, solar developers create projects up
to 90% faster, for less cost and greater safety. The software produces array layouts, bankable shade reports, and CAD files.
Industries: Solar, commercial, residential Services: Surveying, design, marketing, Drone-
as-a-Service
Pilot: FAA Part 107 exam
Software: 3D mapping, modelling
Data analysis: Consultants, customer-led www.scanifly.com
CALGARY, ALBERTA
OCTOBER 8-10, 2019
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