Page 2: of Offshore Engineer Magazine (Mar/Apr 2022)
Read this page in Pdf, Flash or Html5 edition of Mar/Apr 2022 Offshore Engineer Magazine
1
3
MARCH/APRIL 2022
WWW.OEDIGITAL.COM
VOL. 47 / NO. 2
FEATURES 27
Photos from ORE Catapult
Winds of Robotic Change
Robotics continue to evolve and take on the dirty and dangerous jobs, particularly in the offshore wind maintenance sector.
For ? oating wind farms, the opex savings could to be more, at up to 18.8% by the end of 2040, and up to 25.8% once all robotic innovations have been realized, says a recent report. To put that in context, operations and maintenance activities typically contribute between 15% and 35% of the lifetime cost of an offshore wind farm.
By Elaine Maslin on the cover: BladeBUG during trials at the 7 MW Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine.
Photo from ORE Catapult. 2 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM