Wind Turbine Drone Inspection Market

Wind Turbine Drone Inspection Market Outlook

The wind turbine drone inspection market is estimated to reach valuation of US$ 366.1 million in 2023 and will top US$ 1,405.8 million by 2033, growing with a CAGR of around 14.4% from 2023-2033.

In 2023, the global drone services market is estimated to be valued around US$ 6.6 billion, while the drone inspection service market will be valued at US$ 2 billion. Wind turbine drone inspection is one of the prominent segment in revenue generation from drone inspection services, wherein drone services for wind turbine inspection accounted for nearly 18% share of the global drone inspection service market at the end of 2022.

Report Attributes	Details
Market Size (2022A)	US$ 313.4 million
Estimated Market Value (2023E)	US$ 366.1 million
Forecast Market Value (2033F)	US$ 1,405.8 million
Global Market Growth Rate (2023-2033)	14.4% CAGR
East Asia Market Share (2023)	~58.2%
East Asia Market Value (2023)	US$ 213.1 million
Europe Market Share (2023)	~18.5%
Europe Market Value (2023)	US$ 67.7 million
China Market Share (2023)	~50.2%
China Market Value (2023)	US$ 50.3 million
Market Share of Top 3 Countries	73.2%
Key Companies Profiled	ABJ Drones Action Drone, Inc. AeroDeploy Amodrone Inc Apex Drone Balmore Inspection Services Bristol Drone Services. DroneBase DSLRPros Everdrone Flyability GeoWGS84 Corp. Mile High Drones LLC Munster Drone Services Recon Aerial The Chandler Companies Wings Of A Dove LLC

Historical Deployment of Wind Turbine Drone Inspection (2018-2022) Vs. Forecast Market Outlook (2023-2033)

The installation and maintenance of wind turbines can be streamlined and optimized with drone inspection services. Every stage of the project, including the initial land survey, can be aided with drone inspection.

Drones can produce extremely precise bare-ground elevation models of the region of the wind farm. Drone image collections taken on a regular basis throughout the construction phase can display all the parts involved in the wind farm's construction process in real time. Any common failure in the gearbox or brake mechanism of a wind turbine can result in damage and an excessive load on the blades, resulting in fatal accidents. Inspecting wind turbines is thus, a dangerous job.

When drones are used to inspect wind turbines, there is virtually no chance of getting hurt, and any parts that are causing the problem can be found quickly without having to get close to them. As a result, energy companies seeking to collect information essential to their operations are rapidly adopting aerial platforms as essential tools.

• Short Term (2023 Q1 to 2026): The rising demand for inspection services to boost the market for wind turbine drone inspection.
• Medium Term (2026- 2029): Many developed countries are anticipated to witness comparatively high demand for such turbine inspection services due to the growing importance renewable energy.
• Long Term (2029- 2033): Rapidly increasing awareness about renewable energy is accelerating wind turbine installations. The installation governance and then maintenance check needs will create huge demand for drone inspection services in the long term.

From 2018 to 2022, the global market for wind turbine drone inspection registered a CAGR of 8.6%. Fact.MR, a market research and competitive intelligence provider, reveals that the market will exhibit growth at 14.4% CAGR between 2023 and 2033.

Market share analysis of wind turbine drone inspection based on operation and region is provided in the above image. Under the operation segment, remotely piloted sub-segment dominates with 64.4% market share in 2023.

What’s Driving the Demand for Wind Turbine Drone Inspection Around the World?

“Rising awareness about renewable energy utilization to affect market growth positively”

Renewable energy generation is the new and most cost-effective power generation technology across many parts of the world. This is essential for any significant development to be effective. Using renewable energy reduces the number of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere and helps reduce the severity of climate change.

Solar energy, wind energy, and hydropower do not emit the greenhouse gases. It's also healthier, cleaner, and more sustainable than the fossil fuel derived energy. Many governments, businesses, and individuals around the world are beginning to recognize the need for more renewable energy.

Wind turbines are anticipated to generate over 30% of the renewable energy used in the energy sector. The statistics clearly show that turbine owners who own wind farms need them to operate at maximum efficiency. The rising awareness about renewable energy will further lead to increased installation of wind turbines which will in turn drive the demand for drone aided wind turbine inspections.

“Advancements in Drone technology to Guide a Faster and Efficient Wind Turbine Inspections”

Drone technology is revolutionizing the entire wind power generation industry. Wind turbines, by their very nature, are high off the ground, making the inspection a difficult task. Workers must risk their lives, shut down energy generation, and scale high-rise platforms to inspect wind turbines. Drones, on the other hand, can perform the inspection with turbines workings and no humans at risk.

A drone can capture high-definition photos and videos in minutes. The images can be zoomed in, to easily identify defaults in the wind turbine blades. In addition, there are no measurement errors that may occur in manual inspections, and inspections can be performed quickly.

FLIR thermal imaging cameras can detect power loss and performance issues. In addition to thermal imaging, the drone is equipped with a high-definition camera that can capture beautiful aerial photos and videos for further presentations. All these advantages shall provide a boost to the market.

What Do Wind Turbine Drone Inspection Service Providers Need to Watch Out for?

“Climatic Changes May Limit the Market Growth”

Drones have found their applications in diverse end use sectors. However, it has been observed that drones are being limited by weather conditions. Climate change at any point in the drone operation, which can result in failure.

The high dependence of drones on the climate restricts its utilization in time-sensitive operations. The forecast of the weather conditions is generally poorly understood and hence drone operations cannot always be successfully planned relying on the predictions. Such limitations can be overcome by increasing the weather resistance of drones and increasing their fly ability.

Country Wise Analysis

Why is China Wind Turbine Drone Inspection Market Projected to Grow?

China is the leader in wind power generation, accounting for more than one-fourth of the world's wind power production capacity. China has the world's largest onshore wind farm in Gansu, built in the Gobi Desert. Its 10GW power generation capacity, the maximum capacity of the project at the time of writing, far exceeds its closest competitor.

China's booming offshore sector is fueled by its fast-growing demand. According to a survey, China's energy consumption increased by 3.5% last year, accounting for one third of global demand growth. China has had the biggest growth in solar and wind power as compared to any other country. All these factors will affect the growth of wind turbine drone inspection and the service market is, so, projected to grow at a compound growth rate of 13.3% during the forecast period.

How United States Will Provide Lucrative Market for Wind Turbine Drone Inspections?

The United States has so far developed 139 GW of onshore wind capacity, despite its heavy dependence on fossil fuels. The U.S market is poised to be lucrative by ascribing 95% of the regional market value share in 2023.

Many of the world's largest onshore wind farms are within the boundaries of United States. The country has the second-largest wind farm in the world, Alta Wind Energy Center in California has a capacity of 1,548 MW. At 24.9 GW, Texas alone produces a quarter of the U.S. wind energy and supplies more wind energy than its 25 other U.S. states combined.

Recently, coastal states have engaged in large-scale offshore wind developments, attracting huge investments. The federal government is also actively developing offshore wind energy farms, with plans to generate 30 GW on the Atlantic coast. Subsequently, US holds tremendous growth opportunities for the wind turbine drone inspection market in longer run.

Category wise Insights

How Surveillance and Monitoring Application Will Lead to Market Growth?

The energy transition to renewable energy, especially wind energy, is rapidly gaining momentum around the world. For this reason, blade inspection is becoming an important maintenance activity for the wind industry.

Many inspection technologies already exist, but the introduction of advanced technologies is promising. The introduction of drone technology into the commercial space has revolutionized the industry and its data collection technology. The wind industry is advantageously deploying UAVs in the field to enhance surveillance and monitoring on blades and other equipment.

Are Offshore Deployed Drones for Wind Turbine Inspection Contributing to the Market Growth?

Alpha Ventus, Germany's first offshore wind farm, is a relatively new offshore wind company that only started generating electricity in 2009. Since then, the company has grown rapidly, making Germany the largest producer of offshore wind energy in terms of installed capacity of 6.4 gigawatts.

Germany, located between the North and Baltic Seas, installed 136 new wind turbines last year. It currently accounts for 28% of all offshore installations. We are also installing connections to supply Denmark with North Sea offshore power so that Denmark can reach its zero-carbon goals.

The cost of offshore power generation has fallen in recent years, and the federal government ended subsidies for new offshore wind energy for the second year in a row last year. However, generator cost reductions have reportedly led to job cuts at some turbine manufacturers.

The offshore wind energy production is linearly growing all across the world. For instance, Germany has finished installation of 136 new wind turbines and overall Germany contributes mere 28% to the total offshore installations. In an attempt to move closer to the zero-carbon production goals, the world has increased its dependence on offshore renewable resources.

Recent off shore wind farm project developments in India will lead to the growth of the market. To achieve its goal, integration with technology to improvise the drone inspection services will further aid the market growth.

The cost of offshore power generation has also fallen significantly, encouraging more investments in the market. All these factors are expected to boost the offshore wind power generation and thus generate ample demand for the offshore wind turbine drone inspection over the coming years.

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Competitive Landscape

Some of the key companies in wind turbine drone inspection market are ABJ Drones, Action Drone, Inc., AeroDeploy, Amodrone Inc, Apex Drone, Balmore Inspection Services, Bristol Drone Services., DroneBase, DSLRPros, Everdrone, Flyability, GeoWGS84 Corp., Mile High Drones LLC, Munster Drone Services, Recon Aerial, The Chandler Companies and Wings Of A Dove LLC.

Major players in the wind turbine drone inspection market are focused on developing and launching new drone solutions and services that are not only innovative but also cost-effective for end user industries. Combining AI and machine learning, drones offer a functional and highly reliable solution for surveying wind turbines and associated infrastructure.

Fact.MR has provided detailed information about the price points of key service providers of drone tower inspection positioned across regions, adoption of services, and speculative technological expansion, in the recently published report.

Segmentation of Wind Turbine Drone Inspection Industry Research

• By Drone Type :

  • Fixed Wing
  • Hybrid
  • Rotary

• By Deployment :

  • Onshore
  • Offshore

• By Operation :

  • Remotely Piloted
  • Optionally Piloted
  • Fully Autonomous

• By Application :

  • Inspection & Maintenance
  • Mapping & Surveying
  • Surveillance & Monitoring
  • Others

• By Region :

  • North America
  • Latin America
  • Europe
  • East Asia
  • South Asia and Oceania
  • Middle East & Africa