With the challenge of promoting the development of renewable energy in the Atlantic region, the 12 European partners met in Bidart during April 11 and 12 to launch the project " MAINTENANCE DRONES AND ROBOTS TO ENHANCE RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS IN THE ATLANTIC AREA".
DURABLE has a budget of € 3.9M and it is financed by the Interreg Atlantic Area Program.
Specifically, the goal of DURABLE is to accelerate the performance of renewable energies through the validation and demonstration of aerospace technologies applied in robotics for operation and maintenance activities of wind and solar energy systems. The application of this technology will automate inspection and repair tasks, reducing costs and favoring production.
The full name of the project is 'Drones and maintenance robots for the promotion of renewable energies in the Atlantic area'. For the first time, this project will apply disruptive aerospace, robotic, non-destructive inspection and additive manufacturing technologies to solve the current challenges in the operation and maintenance of wind and solar energy parks.
The project plans to map the available technologies and the needs in the operation and maintenance of solar and wind energy parks, to adapt them afterward. DURABLE will conclude with the realization of a model and a test of the solution in a pilot project.