Bladebug Limited

BladeBUG, working with Imperial College London and the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, are seeking funding to develop and test an autonomous robot capable of carrying out inspection, maintenance and repair work on offshore wind turbines. While robots can greatly benefit society, their deployment outside the well-controlled environment of factories and...

In the last decade, the number of offshore wind turbines in the UK has doubled to over 2,000 active turbines, saving 29 megatonnes of CO₂ every year, and producing 10.4GW of power combined. The UK is aiming to raise this to 40GW by 2030\. As power requirements increase, so does the size of turbines and their distance from shore resulting in higher risk an...

Offshore wind is one of the UK's biggest industrial successes of recent years. In the last decade, the number of offshore wind turbines in the UK has doubled to over 2,000 active turbines, saving 29 megatonnes of CO₂ every year, with 10.4GW of installed capacity. The UK is aiming to raise this capacity to 40GW by 2030 and 75GW by 2050\. As power requireme...

The UK leads the world in installed offshore wind capacity, and will need to increase from 9GW today to at least 75GW to reach the UK's net zero target by 2050\. This will push wind farms further offshore, entering deeper waters and operating in more extreme conditions. Key issues for operations and maintenance in the offshore wind sector are the safety o...

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"Offshore wind turbines operate in harsh and extreme environments such as the North Sea. As blades continue getting larger, their tip speeds can exceed 100m/s. At these speeds, any particulates in the air such as rain, dust, salt, insects, etc. can wear away the surface of a blade's leading edge, a phenomenon known as ""leading edge erosion"" (LEE). This,...

Offshore wind turbines operate in harsh and extreme environments such as the North Sea. As blades continue getting larger, their tip speeds can exceed 100m/s. At these speeds, any particulates in the air such as rain, dust, salt, inspects etc. can wear away the surface of the blade's leading edge, a phenomenon known as leading edge erosion. This, in turn,...