Tag: solar
State Agencies Approve Scanifly Drone Software For Solar
Scanifly, a solar software platform that uses drones and 3D modeling to automate site surveying and design, has gained key approvals from...
Measure Rolls out New Drone Services for Solar and Newsgathering Companies
Measure, a provider of drone services for enterprise customers, has launched a new suite of inspection solutions specifically for solar plant maintenance. In addition,...
Companies Creating ‘Complete Architecture’ for Solar/Battery Hybrid UAVs
Alta Devices and PowerOasis are partnering to develop what they call “the world’s first reference design” for integrated solar and lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery power...
Power Company Expanding Drone Inspections to 17 Countries
Drone as a Service operator Measure has announced a new strategic partnership with The AES Corp., which will be using Measure’s services to remotely...
C-Astral Boosts UAV Flight Time with Alta Solar Cells
C-Astral Aerospace, a provider of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has signed an agreement with Alta Devices, a manufacturer of thin-film solar technology, under...
DroneDeploy, DJI Aim to Increase Solar Panel Inspection Efficiency
In an effort to increase the efficiency of solar panel inspections via unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), DroneDeploy and DJI have teamed up to deliver...
Drone Inspections Provider Launches for U.K. Solar Market
Push Energy Ltd. and Buzzflyer Ltd. have established Above Surveying Ltd. as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) inspections company for the solar photovoltaics market...
Rooftop Solar Arrays Get Photographed by UAVs in India
A department of the Indian government is deploying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to take photos of rooftop solar arrays in the City of Chandigarh....
Drone Emerges as Quality Control Tool for Solar Developer
Solar and wind project developer BQ Energy is adopting unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology as a new method of quality control. The Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based...
Brush-Wielding Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Cleans Off Solar Panels
A start-up has created an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with brushes specifically for cleaning off solar panels. Mechanical engineer Ridha Azaiz, whose company...
