Press Drone inspections for solar facilities, Measure said, are 95% more efficient and identify defects, tracker misalignment, shading, tower and substation conditions that manual inspections might miss. The efficiency stems from data that is sent to a smart phone app, which allows site and update inspection results directly from the field.
Drone are able to identify wind turbine blade defects faster than manned inspections. Ground-based inspections, Measure said, miss 15% to 20% of the defects caught by drones.
Source: Drones: Will Promise Of Cost-Saving Inspections Fly? | Hart Energy
