Featured in Winter Edition – Gold standard – 12-2023

Test success for robot inspector

Utility-scale installations are accelerating while labor shortages prompt the industry to explore alternative strategies for delivering and operating solar plants. Utility-scale solar construction company McCarthy Building Companies, and robotics company OnSight Technology, recently teamed up to test a robotic tool to inspect field components.

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pv magazine

05 Dec 2023

OnSight’s ground-inspection robot docks at a solar-generator charging station next to a large-scale solar project. | Photo: OnSight Technology

Grid-scale solar segment growth and increasing labor costs are driving solar site managers to find new ways to expand inspection capabilities while reducing overheads. Solar sites require extensive preventative maintenance to keep equipment running optimally. The detailed visual inspections currently being conducted by field technicians can be laborious and time-consuming.“Most maintenance contracts include service-level guarantees …

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