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Advanced technology to boost the use of renewable energy.

The European project DURABLE will apply drones and robots to accelerate the performance of wind and solar power in the Atlantic region.

The CHALLENGE

Drones and maintenance robots for the promotion of renewable energies

DURABLE aims to boost the competitivity of the local renewable energy (RE) sector in the Atlantic area, by improving regional energy production conditions to mitigate global warming. To achieve that goal 13 European partners will work together to meet the objectives.

This project will apply disruptive aerospace, robotic, non-destructive inspection and additive manufacturing technologies to evolve towards a better development in the operation and maintenance (O&M) of wind and solar energy parks.

5 Atlantic countries
3.9 M€ budget
13 partners
36 MONTHS (2019-2022)
6 associated entities
The challenge

TECHNOLOGIES

DURABLE will identify and gather the most suitable technologies for the improvement of the production of solar and wind energy, adapting them to tasks that reduce operational and maintenance costs.

Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle (UAV)
Nondestructive
Testing (NDT)
Additive
manufacturing
(AM)
Unmanned
Ground Vehicle
(UGV)
Augmented Reality
(AR) and Virtual
Reality (VR)
Automated
composites repair
technology
TECHNOLOGIES

SECTORIAL NEWS & PROJECT EVENTS

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Durable collaborated with two other related projects in a Cluster Event "Use of drones and corrosion protection systems in offshore wind. Solutions for cost reduction and life extension"

New

This cluster event gathered EU-funded projects focused on reducing offshore wind O&M costs through innovative solutions

05 July 2022

The second regional workshop "The use of drones and robots for Wind and Solar Operations and Maintenance" hosted by the University of West of England (UWE) gathered together industrial stakeholders and technology partners of DURABLE

New

The workshop held on April 28 demonstrated to the industrial companies of Bristol new robotic and aerospace technologies and concepts with potential application to Operation & Maintenance tasks of wind and solar energy, and offered a unique opportunity to generate business contacts and partnerships with the key technology partners of DURABLE in a time and cost-efficient B2B meetings

02 May 2022

PARTNERS

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