Statkraft Ventures invests in SkySpecs

SkySpecs is the fastest growing inspection company in the wind sector, making rotor blade inspections more precise and safe while keeping operations at a lower cost compared to traditional methods.

SkySpecs emerged the first fully-automated wind turbine blade inspection solution on the market, completing more than 3,600 turbine inspections in the US and Europe in 2017. Fifteen-minute inspections that require only the push of a button - and no additional human oversight - make a previously hardly repeatable, laborious and time-consuming task simple, and keeps active maintenance and waiting time to a minimum.

“We consider standardization and automation of O&M related tasks the next big challenge in cost competition after hardware costs for renewable energy assets have dropped significantly over the last years. Their technological expertise combined with scalable operations is the key to grow the business worldwide,” says Alexander Kueppers, Investment Manager at Statkraft Ventures.

“We are excited to have Statkraft Ventures on board; as a very knowledgeable lead investor in the renewable energy markets they can support us to scale our international operations and to further enable our customers to decide what, when and at which price repairs or maintenance is to be done,” says Danny Ellis, CEO of SkySpecs.

SkySpecs combines deep expertise in robotics, artificial intelligence, and machine-based analytics to advance renewable infrastructure inspection. The company’s guiding mission is to play a critical role in the smart grid evolution by helping to make renewable energy more accessible and attainable.

The company's automated technology currently solves one of the top challenges that industrial asset owners and service providers face: making timely, informed business decisions that ultimately affect the bottom line. This investment represents an opportunity to capitalize on that momentum.