Pulling out of an economic recession and solving the climate crisis.

Covid-19 is causing huge problems across the globe, but it also is enabling an evolution. Times like these are allowing us to decide how we want our future to look, what world we want to live in and exactly how to prevent conditions like these reoccurring. Each country is reacting differently by setting new regimes […]

Spreadsheets. The industry’s dirty little secret

Barclays Capital accidentally bought an extra 179 assets from Lehman Brothers, because excel rows were hidden instead of deleted. The humble spreadsheet can no longer be the “go-to” tool for the financial industry. Why? No Audit Trail Spreadsheets are a super flexible tool and extremely powerful. But they’re not ideal when looked at through the […]

What’s the future of RE SPV audits?

What is an audit? An audit is simply an objective examination of an organisation’s financial statements to make sure that the records are a fair and accurate representation. Auditing is a well-known accounting practice that has seen a lot of growth in the past years, driven by advances in the application of technology, and as […]

Centralizing Blade Data to Better Manage Wind Assets during and after COVID-19

Global organizations including workforces within the wind industry, have had to grapple with the life-changing and challenging impact of COVID-19 in the past few months. Many of us may be facing times ahead that are ambiguous, uncertain, and unpredictable. Beyond these concerns, the call for social distancing measures have also pushed companies towards adequately preparing […]

Meet Ken Lee, SkySpecs’ Senior Solutions Blade Engineer

Hi Ken! Tell us who you are and what role you’re currently filling at SkySpecs. I’ve recently joined at the beginning of March, as Senior Solutions Blade Engineer at SkySpecs. I look forward to leveraging wind blade expertise to understand customers’ unique challenges/needs in managing their blade assets. Using SkySpecs’ technology and solutions that enable […]

Tips to Stay Productive During a Pandemic

Hello world; Keith from SkySpecs here to talk a bit about how our team has been trying to stay productive during this pandemic. Before we go too far, yes, this is a privileged post. We, SkySpecs, are affected significantly less by this pandemic than many others. Being able to talk about these topics is a […]

SkySpecs: Working Together to Automate Wind Energy

During this time, when COVID19 finds our team working from home to stay safe, SkySpecs’ employees connect virtually in all sorts of ways. We share lunch together with our co-workers and respective families; we participate in yoga, trivia, and card games together. We’ve held company-wide happy hours and lunch-and-learns. We’ve become more enterprising and creative […]

Profile of a Founder – Tom Brady of SkySpecs

Tell us the origin story of SkySpecs – what problem were you trying to solve and why? SkySpecs’ origin was a bit different from a typical startup company. In 2009, a core group of us started working together on a volunteer robotics research project at the University of Michigan, essentially seeking hands-on experience with the […]

SkySpecs Wind Turbine Inspection Drone Tech Now Operating In 19 Countries

“We recently closed on $17 million in funding, reinforcing our commitment to the wind industry,” says Danny Ellis, CEO of SkySpecs, a sustainable energy company in Ann Arbor that uses drones to inspect wind turbines. “We’ve doubled down our focus on the wind industry.” That growth comes along with massive recent growth in the sustainable energy industry in […]