Danish shipping company Esvagt has formed a joint venture with artificial intelligence and blade specialist Wind Power Lab to support the control of offshore assets.
The first assignment for the JV called EWPL Ocean will be an offshore blade assessment for the upcoming winter season. Anders Ropke, chief executive of Wind Power Lab, will also head up the new JV.
He said: “Creating a joint venture with Esvagt is extremely interesting and EWPL Ocean will be able to deliver a unique product portfolio that will help offshore wind farm owners and operators into a more industrialised world.”
Esvagt head of commercial wind and EWPL Ocean operations director Rune Ostergaard said: “Esvagt and Wind Power Lab have developed a unique setup where wind farm owners no longer need to worry about weather risk or logistics.
“Thanks to our longstanding experience and other activities in the North Sea, we are able to create synergies with our oil and gas business and deliver both vessels and drones, as well as absorb weather risk.”
The blade assessments will use drones to take photos that will be analysed by AI technology supplied by Wind Power Lab.