Makers of crystalline-silicon PV (photovoltaic) solar wafers and thin-film cells are under continued pressure to improve efficiency and lower prices. Kamalina Srikant, vision product manager for ...

When developing an inspection system for PV (photovoltaic) solar-wafer, solar-cell, and FPD (flat-panel display) products, developers need to choose the type of camera lens that is most appropriate ...

Solar farm inspections are crucial at every stage of a project’s life cycle, from initial siting to ongoing operations and maintenance. However, many issues discovered during later inspections could ...

Duke Energy is using small unmanned aerial systems to inspect several different types of assets in its portfolio. Use of the drones has had a tremendous impact on regular inspections of photovoltaic ...

Victoria mandates post-install solar and battery inspections. Elsewhere relies on sampling. Electrical safety should not ...

Local cooling: researchers have found that large solar farms can affect temperatures up to 700 m away. (Courtesy: iStock/Noctiluxx) The Sun may be fading fast here in the northern hemisphere, but the ...

Lab360 Solar’s uses drone-based daylight photoluminescence technology to inspect PV power plants. Image: Lab360 Solar Australian start-up Lab360 Solar has been awarded AU$3.96 million (US$2.64 million ...