The town of Burgos has been the starting point for an innovative project that promises to completely transform the way in which electrical network maintenance is carried out in Spain. This project, developed in collaboration between ATLAS, part of the Voltan group and EDP Spain, seeks to implement an advanced monitoring system based on state-of-the-art drones that represents a significant advance in the digitalization of the energy sector at a national level.
The drones used in this project are equipped with high-precision sensors capable of capturing millions of images and LiDAR points, which make it possible to detect 100% of the existing risks in the facilities, including the risks of insufficient distances to drivers, something impossible to perform with a traditional inspection on foot.
In this first phase, it is planned to inspect 253 km of electrical network in the province of Burgos and 560 km in the whole of Castilla y León. However, the scope of the project is much larger: ATLAS and EDP plan to extend this technology to more than 15,000 kilometers of network throughout the national territory, consolidating a more sustainable, modern and efficient management model.
The gradual incorporation of drones for the flight that has been taking place with high-precision sensors to the digitization of energy distribution networks, enabling the energy transition, is a natural evolution of the regulatory verification work that ATLAS has been carrying out as a strategic partner of EDP for more than ten years, contributing to the continuous improvement of service quality and making access to energy more efficient, sustainable, digital and decarbonized.
Through this project, ATLAS and EDP consolidate their leadership in the adoption of disruptive technologies, driving the modernization and digitization of electricity infrastructures in Spain, and laying the foundations for a more efficient, secure and sustainable management of energy supply.
