Riga-headquartered Aerones, a provider of robot-enabled wind turbine maintenance and inspections service, announced that it has closed €27M in growth capital in a round co-led by Lightrock and Haniel.
Blume Equity, Change Ventures, Mantas Mikuckas, Metaplanet, Pace Ventures, and Future Positive Capital also participated in the round.
The Latvian company says it is set to deploy the latest capital towards: Technical sales and functions; Expanding its presence and operation in Africa and Australia; Bringing new services and Increasing the number of robot service teams
Dainis Kruze and Janis Putrams founded Aerones to replace certified rope access technicians who are in short supply and are very expensive.
With its proprietary technology, Aerone’s aims to bring efficiency into the $30B wind turbine maintenance market through robot-enabled solutions that are up to six times faster, 40 percent more efficient, and much safer than conventional solutions.
Aerones currently includes services like inspection (external visual, internal blade, lighting protection, ultrasound), maintenance (painting, ice-phobic coating, blade, and tower cleaning), and repair (leading edge) services.
The Latvian firm serves customers representing over 50 per cent of the world’s wind power capacity, including leading operators such as NextEra, GE, Vestas, Enel, and Siemens Gamesa.
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