Customer story
Innovation Fund project for robot-enabled turbine blade repair services
"Spinverse provided a solid framework for structuring the proposal content and effectively highlighted areas that needed further improvement. What we appreciated the most was their advice, drawn from their extensive experience with various proposals. This added a valuable layer of expertise and significantly enhanced the quality of our final submission. "
Gints Kučinskis, Researcher at Grants Project Unit, Aerones.
Customer story in numbers
4.4
MILLION €
12/2025
Entry into operation
Funding instrument
Innovation Fund
In the project, 30 first-of-a-kind robotic systems for wind turbine generator rotor blades repair are manufactured and developed by Aerones. This will enable faster leading-edge repair tasks and in similar or better quality than human personnel. The robotic rotor blade leading edge repair services will make production of wind energy more efficient, affordable, and sustainable, while also considerably reducing the risks associated with human personnel working at heights.
Key challenges
Leading edge erosion is one of the most common issues with turbine blades. As wind turbines become larger, the rotation speed at the tip of the blade can exceed 360 km/h. At these speeds, even rain can cause the erosion of the leading edge and reduce the turbine’s efficiency. Therefore, even a small amount of erosion can result in a significant reduction of annual energy production.
How we reached the goals
Spinverse experts supported Aerones with Innovation Fund project preparation services.
Key takeaways
The funded project aims to achieve turbine repairs within 18 hours, significantly minimizing downtime and contributing to global climate goals.
Impact of the project
Faster turbine repairs within 18 hours, leading to reduction of 67% in repair downtime, avoiding 161,349 tons of CO2 emissions over a decade and enabling the production of additional 918,320 MWh in renewable energy.