Measure to Provide UAS to AES Corporation Through New Partnership
Measure, a Washington D.C.-based drone services provider, will look to help the AES Corporation cut more than 30,000 hours of hazardous work per year, through a new partnership announced on February 7.
Through the partnership, Measure will supply its UAS to AES, allowing AES to use unmanned systems during inspections at AES’ energy infrastructure in 17 countries, and take AES workers out of certain harmful scenarios.
“We are excited to be chosen as their strategic partner to 'make drones work' at scale across their global portfolio of energy infrastructure, and to improve safety and increase availability of their energy solutions in the United States and abroad,” says Measure’s CEO Brandon Torres Declet through Electric Light & Power.
AES has used drones in 10 different countries for more than 3,000 flights, conducting various types of inspections, including ones on tower and transmission lines, as well as ones on solar panels.
By working with Measure, AES will now be able to obtain newer, and more, UAS on short notice. AES will also have access to Measure’s licensed pilots to help conduct the flights.
UAS are an invaluable commodity to AES, according to its Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Chris Shelton.
“We find that using drones, we can reduce the number of hazardous hours that it takes to do certain types of maintenance,” Shelton says via TechCrunch. “And we can also enhance the efficiency of the business.”
