Inspection, monitoring and cleaning of ocean windfarms

Windfarm inspection and monitoring by ROVS

Windfarm energy generation is one of the industries that seem to have found a great use for underwater ROVs. Our work-class ROVs are being used to inspect and monitor underwater windfarms.

What is a windfarm?

Wind farms consist of wind turbines and windmills installed in water bodies, mostly at sea. The concept of wind farms is to generate electricity using the higher wind speeds in the offshore areas where the turbines are located.

Wind farm turbines and windmills usually use fixed foundations located in shallow waters. Hence, wind farms can also be installed in coastal water bodies like lakes and fjords. Deepwater wind farms are in the phase of development.

ROVs and underwater wind farms

While there are many advantages to underwater wind farms, one complication was the ease of monitoring and inspection of these underground structures. This is where the ROVs come into the picture.

Since the wind farms are usually located in shallow waters, compact and lightweight ROVs are adequate for the inspections. These underwater ROVs are being used for the video inspection and monitoring of windfarm structures and the connection cables that reach the land.

The ROVs used for the inspection and monitoring of the underwater windfarms come with ultra-sensitive cameras and lights, which help their operation in the turbid waters.

Inspection, monitoring and cleaning of ocean windfarms

Windfarm inspection and monitoring by ROVS

What is a windfarm?

ROVs and underwater wind farms

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