How drones are being used by Sky Filming

Renewable Energy

Drones are an obvious choice for inspecting large wind turbines, which is why we have done a few of them in the past. A drone can be used to inspect the full length of the tower, all the way up to the gearbox and generator nacelle, hub and rotor blades that are otherwise very difficult […]

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At Sky Filming we love electric vehicles. All our drones have been battery powered for over 10 years now, and we drive fully electric vehicles ourselves. Over the years we have had close ties with the renewable energy industry, and have conducted dozens of projects with green energy and solar power plants. So, we were […]

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Ferrybridge has been a location for power stations since the 1920s, with old technology being replaced by new several times over the decades. The currenct transformation is from the old coal fuelled plant to the two new multi-fuel power plants, one 64 mw plant already operational and another 90 mw plant next door, designed to […]

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We used our roof inspection drones and telescopic camera pole to help YES Energy Solutions, an award winning energy efficiency company based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, make a report on some of their solar PV panel installations at various locations in and around Leeds. They gave us a list of leisure centres, schools, care homes […]

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Sky Filming visits the biomass power station site in Kent to collect progress data with drones for analysis by Danish construction company. In 2016 The fund Copenhagen Infrastructure II and Burnmeister and Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S (BWSC) began work on a biomass fueled power and heat production site near Sandwich in Kent, not far from […]

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Sky Filming visits many construction sites each month to gather photographs and video clips for progress reports. The types of construction sites we visit vary greatly, from factories to mining, but we are heavily involved in using our drones for monitoring the progress of modern power station builds. Waste Fueled Power Plants Waste-to-energy plants are […]

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Sky Filming visits power plant construction sites every month to collect photographic, video and point cloud data. Templeborough in an area in Rotherham, near Sheffield, where various companies are involved in constructing a biomass power plant that will supply green energy to tens of thousands of homes in the local area. Our involvement with the […]

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Howsham Mill is a beautiful building, water mill and renewable energy project situated between York and Malton on the banks of the River Derwent. It is open to the public and allows parties of school children to visit and learn about the mill, electricity generation from water power, as well as the various flora and […]

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Sky Filming has visited different sites with M3 Solutions to document their PV Solar Panel Installations. M3 Solutions is a company based in Folkestone, Kent, that specialises in eco friendly lighting and electrical systems for large industrial complexes, factories and offices. A major part of their work involves the installation of photovoltaic solar panels on […]

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Sky Filming worked in conjunction with a Belgian and German company and created a 3D model of the Heineken Brewery in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire. This was a very interesting project that started with a phone call from a company in Belgium that wanted us to use our drone to take GPS tagged images of the […]

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