Making it Work Rebot targets €1m in funding as it teams up with offshore wind providers
“We take all the information from those assets, run through our machine learning algorithms, and inform the owner of those assets if something's going to go wrong and if something has gone wrong tell them how they can actually use AI to optimise repairs,” Gade explained. “They are saving a huge amount of money and also tackling unwanted CO2 emissions that is being generated by vessels,” the founder said. “If I create the shortest path, the ships spend less time offshore which directly leads to fuel reduction and obviously less CO2.”
The offshore wind industry is expected to become a $1 trillion industry by 2040, according to the International Energy Agency and reports from McKinsey estimate that 25 to 30 per cent of overall project costs will be spent on operations and maintenance. Last year the Department of Environment first announced was switching to a plan-led system where the state would choose designated areas for offshore wind development instead of companies choosing locations for themselves.
His technology is being used by All Solar Energies Ireland, which specialises in the installation of solar panels.