A leading utility-scale solar and energy storage technology company in the US wants to modernize operations at its newly acquired solar projects, totaling 1.7 GW. The company wants to increase operations and maintenance (O&M) efficiency and achieve quick event response times to enhance its ROI.

Having deployed SenseHawk’s construction monitoring solution earlier, the company chooses to continue the partnership and deploy SenseHawk Therm to optimize operations at the sites. SenseHawk Therm helps accelerate defect remediation using aerial surveillance data, AI/ML-driven analytics, and task management software.

Aerial surveys of the site are conducted using infrared (IR) sensor-equipped drones. AI/ML-based analytics, applied to the thermal imagery, help to accurately detect, classify, and prioritize defects for efficient remediation. Tasks, created and assigned using the integrated feature on the SenseHawk Digitization Platform (SDP) and accessed onsite with the fieldworker-friendly mobile app, are tracked and managed remotely.

Site crews access geo-located tasks on the mobile app, navigate to the issue, use checklists, forms, and files, remediate, and easily create progress updates. Contextual messaging enhances collaboration to help complete the task at hand. Automated reports based on daily updates from the site enable all stakeholders to stay in the know.

Partnering with SenseHawk provides the asset owner with a single screen to remotely monitor onsite realities across its portfolio, make informed decisions to ensure optimal asset performance, and minimize lifetime maintenance costs.