Maintaining offshore wind turbines could be greatly improved by UNITE, a project developing AI and control systems that allow underwater robots to operate autonomously in turbulent seas.
The technology is currently undergoing trials as part of UNITE (Underwater Intervention for Offshore Renewable Energies), an EPSRC Prosperity Partnership programme led by Heriot-Watt University in collaboration with Imperial College London, geo-data specialist Fugro and underwater software developer Frontier Robotics, and supported by the National Robotarium, the UK’s centre for robotics and AI.
The project’s outcomes could ‘dramatically reduce’ the need for large maintenance vessels in offshore wind farm operations, supporting a shift towards fully remote operations and enhancing safety by reducing the need for personnel to work in hazardous offshore environments.
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