With the development of wind energy in the United States, the demand for solutions to quickly manage the health of wind turbines has surged. Skyspecs is using UAVs and artificial intelligence to detect future equipment failures, so as to prevent these huge turbine blades from being damaged and unknown to the operators In cooperation with wind farms, the company can quickly monitor the health of turbine blades from high altitude without the help of manpower
Skyspecs has locked in a new round of $80 million round D financing led by Goldman Sachs to expand its "geographic coverage" and software tool development.
Skyspecs' complete hardware and software solutions are self-developed, and the team claims to be able to monitor the health of nearly half of turbine blades in North America (for reference, there are 71666 in the United States alone). Since 2012, the company has launched more than 300000 UAVs in dozens of countries. According to the company's statement, skyspecs's greater goal is to "help replace fossil fuel power generation" by improving the efficiency of renewable energy.
Skyspecs is one of many drone companies focused on monitoring critical infrastructure. Similar enterprises, including nerthlab, are also specialized in wind farm monitoring. In addition, there are comprehensive enterprises such as skyqraft, percepto and FPV robotics.
In addition to Goldman Sachs, the new round of investors also include NextEra, an energy company, Statkraft ventures, a venture capital firm based in Dusseldorf, and Huron River Ventures, a supporter of postmates.
Goldman Sachs aims to provide up to $150 billion for climate technology, but on the other hand, the financial giant also continues to support the expansion of fossil fuels.
