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‘Largest Drone Cargo Delivery Programme Ever Done Outside Military’ Underway At UK Offshore Wind Farms

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on offshoreWIND.biz.

This is the sub-heading.

Ørsted and the UK-based drone operator Skylift have launched what Ørsted says is the largest drone delivery programme ever attempted to offshore wind sites, with over 550 flights to more than 400 turbines at four UK offshore wind farms: Hornsea One and Hornsea Two on the east coast, and Walney 1 & 2 on the west coast.

These two paragraphs add more detail.

According to the offshore wind developer, this is the largest programme of drone offshore equipment deliveries that has ever been done outside the military. It is also the first time that drones have been used for a delivery programme of this magnitude so far offshore, where turbines are up to 120 kilometres out at sea, according to Ørsted.

The two companies are using the FlyingBasket heavy-lift cargo drones to transport boxes of critical safety evacuation equipment, which weigh up to 70 kilogrammes, from a ship to the nacelle at the top of each wind turbine at a height of more than 100 metres.

This web site gives more details of the Italian FlyingBasket heavy-lift cargo drone.

We will be seeing many drone applications like this.

August 29, 2025 Posted by | Energy, Transport/Travel | , , , , , , | Leave a comment