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Laser cleaning for wind energy

Drone deployed laser cleaning, laser analysis, and imaging tools that help wind operators remove contamination quickly, precisely, and with minimal downtime.

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What we do

We help wind operators see, understand, and restore blade performance.

AeroBeam develops advanced inspection and cleaning tools for wind turbine blades, combining long-range imaging, machine learning, laser analysis, and precision laser cleaning. Our systems are designed to detect surface contamination and damage, map where performance is being lost, and support targeted maintenance before small issues become costly downtime.

Our first product is a ground-based real-time imaging system that allows site teams to inspect operating turbines from a safe distance. From there, AeroBeam is developing drone-deployed laser cleaning and analysis systems that can treat only the areas that need attention, without water, chemicals, or physical contact.

Born from PhD research in laser spectroscopy, imaging, and turbine contamination analysis, AeroBeam is building practical tools for a cleaner, safer, and more efficient wind energy sector.

Meet the founders

Meet the Founders

A team of scientists, operators, and builders turning laser research into practical tools for safer, cleaner wind energy maintenance.

Dr. Séamus Cummins

CEO

Séamus is a physicist, entrepreneur, and lead inventor behind AeroBeam’s core technology. At AeroBeam, he leads the company’s commercial and technical direction, turning laser, imaging, spectroscopy, and machine learning research into tools that help wind operators recover performance, reduce downtime, and maintain assets more safely.

Séamus leads AeroBeam’s commercial and technical direction, turning laser, imaging, spectroscopy, and machine learning research into practical tools for wind operators.

Pierce Lonergan

COO

Pierce brings the operational backbone to AeroBeam. With a background in physics, aerial optics, and high-altitude laser analysis, he understands the science, but his real strength is making complex work happen in the real world through logistics, stakeholder coordination, and disciplined project delivery.

Pierce brings operational discipline to AeroBeam, connecting technical ambition with logistics, procurement, scheduling, and day-to-day R&D delivery.

Dr. Rhys Doyle

CSO

Rhys leads AeroBeam’s scientific development, bringing together optical diagnostics, spectroscopy, machine learning, and data systems. He helps shape AeroBeam’s inspection and analysis platforms, bridging lab science with field-ready technology and making sure the data, models, and diagnostics are robust enough for real industrial use.

Rhys shapes AeroBeam’s scientific platforms across optical diagnostics, spectroscopy, machine learning, and robust field-ready data systems.

Our current climate

Ireland's renewable ambitions need dependable blade performance.

The Irish government released the Climate Action Plan 2024 on December 20, 2023. These links capture the energy context AeroBeam is building for.

AeroBeam news

Momentum from research, funding, and the Irish startup ecosystem.

Five Irish Startups Join DCU:Innovate Hub Under European Space Agency Space Solutions Ireland Initiatives

Five Irish startups including AeroBeam secured funding under the ESA BIC Ireland and Spark Funding initiatives.

Thirty under 30: The Sunday Independent's young business trailblazers to look out for in 2025

Seamus Cummins was included in the Sunday Independent's Thirty under 30, with AeroBeam listed as one of the companies to watch.

Technician inspecting a wind turbine blade

AeroBeam - The DCU Spin-Out Using Laser and Drone Technology to Revolutionise Wind Energy Maintenance

DCU:Innovate featured AeroBeam as an inspirational startup forged at Dublin City University.

CEO Seamus Cummins Wins Prestigious Award

The Grant Thornton High Achieving Merit Award and cash prize went to Dublin City University student Seamus Cummins and AeroBeam.

Wind turbine blades viewed against the sky

How do you clean a wind turbine blade?

AeroBeam's approach auto-scans blade surfaces, focusing on contamination while ignoring clean areas.

Laser light reflected through optical equipment

How lasers became an integral part of everyday life

Lasers play a crucial role in depth finding, handheld measurement, and other light-speed everyday tools.

Cutting edge technologies

Laser ablation, analysis, imaging, and machine learning in one field-ready system.

AeroBeam combines optical diagnostics, precision laser control, imaging, and machine learning to identify blade contamination and support targeted maintenance decisions.

Our systems are designed to inspect, classify, and treat only the areas that need attention, helping operators reduce unnecessary downtime, manual work, and material waste.