Offshore Drone Challenge

This week, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG and German Aerospace Center (DLR) organized the Offshore Drone Challenge at the National Test Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Cochstedt.
The long distances from shore to windparks, which are typically covered by vessels or helicopters, make the maintenance and repair of wind turbines a challenge. In future, drones could be used to transport tools, materials and personnel to wind farms more quickly and cost-effectively.

On Wednesday and Thursday, several international drone companies (Phoenix-Wings GmbH, Solectric GmbH and Stromkind) competed against each other to present the state of the technology and the characteristics of the drones in various competition flights.
Odonata was also invited to the event to present the Odonata Hoverplane in the static display area.
With the high payload properties due to our hydrogen powertrain, Odonata's Hoverplane could also be a useful fit for transporting people and maintenance equipment to wind farms in the future.
We were very pleased about the exciting exchange with experts from the offshore, energy and drone industry.
Many thanks also to Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, Chairwoman of the Executiv Board at DLR, who also stopped by at our stand and for the interesting conversation. And many thanks to EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG and German Aerospace Center (DLR) for a super well-organized and insightful event.