Project information:
Official name of the project: InnoWind – Innovative offshore wind-power infrastructure service and maintenance business
Duration of the project: 1.1.2025 - 31.10.2026
Project coordinator: University of Vaasa
Project partners: VAMK
Funding: JTF, Pohjanmaan liitto
Budget: 380 000 €
Contact person in VAMK:
Jari Ratilainen, Project Manager (Design Centre MUOVA)
tel. +358 207 663 325, jari.ratilainen@vamk.fi
Project description
InnoWind helps wind power operators, developers, consumers, and decision-makers make data-driven assessments and decisions about the impacts of wind power deployment. The project supports the digital transformation of energy companies and promotes the transition to green energy, particularly in relation to wind-power infrastructure. It emphasizes sustainability, efficiency, and the use of advanced technologies and their derivatives (such as satellite and geospatial data) within the wind power sector.
Traditional methods for monitoring wind-power infrastructure typically rely on periodic, manual inspections and data collection. These methods are based on on-site visits by operators, and data is often gathered using physical sensors. Their reliability is limited by challenges such as scheduling constraints, data quality issues, and human error.
InnoWind addresses the challenges currently identified in the monitoring and operational optimization of wind-power infrastructure. The methods developed in the project enable entirely new opportunities for innovative solutions and services in future offshore wind farms. In particular, a new geospatial scaling method is being developed to ensure that InnoWind solutions are flexible and applicable across different types of wind-power infrastructure.
Goals
The aim of the project is to develop the InnoWind monitoring system for predicting, remotely monitoring, and maintaining wind-power infrastructure by utilizing the Internet of Things (IoT) and satellite-based data. While the project focuses primarily on offshore wind farms, the monitoring system being developed can also be applied to other types of wind-power installations.
Results
The InnoWind project delivers concrete solutions that support predictive maintenance and monitoring of offshore wind power. The key outcomes are:
- Architecture for the scaling method: A method enabling the flexible use of the InnoWind system across different types of wind-power infrastructure.
- Value chain description: A clear, comprehensive overview of the wind-power value chain, including planning, construction, operation, maintenance, and support services.
- Offshore wind power lifecycle description: A model covering the entire lifecycle – from project development to decommissioning and recyling.
- Co-creation worskhop: Workshops with companies and stakeholders to identify and initiate new business opportunities.
- Service concepts: Needs-based service solutions for the wind-power value chain, developed through service design and co-creation processes.
The project promotes sustainable and economically viable offshore wind power, creates new green business opportunities, and strengthens regional companies’ capabilities in utilizing satellite data, IoT, and artificial intelligence. The results support the Ostrobothnia region’s transition toward a climate-neutral economy.
