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April 28, 2022

Aerones raises $9m to take a slice of the $30bn wind turbine maintenance market

The $30bn global wind turbine operation and maintenance market is set to double by 2030 as the race for clean energy heats up


Amy Lewin

3 min read

An Aerones robot field technician

The wind turbine industry is growing fast and with that, the demand for repairs. A good time for Latvian startup Aerones then, which has designed a family of robots that can fix many of the most common faults that wind turbines develop in a fraction of the time and cost that a human would need.

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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