Solar

Find the dead panelbefore the bill does.

Radiometric thermal inspection across solar arrays, flown under load, so underperforming strings and failed cells show up as a temperature you can act on.

Thousands of missions flown across Australia by the pilot network
From $850 plus $30/ha
No shutdown required
You own the raw files
RADIOMETRIC THERMAL, PANEL LEVELevery cell carries a temperature, so a fault is a number not a colour+38.6 Khot cellrow 3 running warm: suspect bypass diode or string fault18°32°46°60°74°R-JPEG · CSV · PDF reportillustration, not a captured scan
Why thermal

A panel does not have to look broken to be losing you money.

Most solar faults are invisible from the ground and invisible from a ladder. A microcrack, a failed bypass diode, a corroded connection or a shaded string all present the same way: the panel keeps sitting there looking fine while the array quietly underproduces. Heat is the tell, and heat is measurable.

STEP 1

Draw the array

Trace the site in the Order Studio, or tap the property and the registered parcel loads itself. The price updates as you draw.

STEP 2

We fly it under load

A licensed pilot captures radiometric thermal across the array while it is generating, because a shut down array hides the faults you are paying to find.

STEP 3

You get numbers

Flagged panels with their temperature differential, matched visual imagery, and the raw radiometric files so your engineers can check the work.

Price your array. It costs nothing to look.

Unlimited free quotes. You only pay when you place an order.

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The bit nobody else publishes

What you actually get.

Written down before you order, rather than discovered afterwards.

What lands in your portal
Radiometric R-JPEG thermal stills, matched visual stills, and a PDF report identifying flagged panels with temperature differentials
Sensor class
Radiometric thermal, typically a 640 x 512 sensor class, paired with a visual camera
Detects
Hot cells, hot spots, failed bypass diodes, string and substring faults, disconnected panels, soiling and shading losses
Conditions
Flown under load in clear conditions with sufficient irradiance. Cloud cover and low irradiance suppress the temperature differential that makes faults visible
Pricing
From $850 plus $30 per hectare. Bulk pricing from ten sites
Data ownership
Raw and processed files are yours. No platform licence to read back your own imagery
Sensor specification and detection capability reflect the equipment class flown for this product and typical industry practice. They are indicative and confirmed per job, not a guarantee for every site. Coverage rates vary with array layout, permitted altitude and conditions, so we scope them before you order rather than quote a number we might miss.
Where this is the wrong product

When not to order a thermal scan.

NOT THIS

You want a condition rating

Thermal finds electrical faults. It does not assess mounting integrity, frame corrosion or structural condition. If that is the question, order an Inspection instead.

NOT THIS

It is overcast

Low irradiance flattens the temperature differential and faults hide. We would rather move the flight than sell you a scan that finds nothing.

NOT THIS

You need a site map, not a fault list

For a measurable, georeferenced image of the whole site, order an Orthomosaic map.

Questions

The things asset owners actually ask.

What actually finds a fault, thermal or a visual inspection?

Thermal. A cracked cell, a failed bypass diode or a bad connection shows up as heat long before anything is visible. A visual inspection finds physical damage, soiling and mounting problems. On a large array you usually want the thermal pass first and the visual pass on whatever it flags.

How large an array can you cover in a day?

It depends on array layout and the altitude the site allows, so we will not quote a number that sounds good and then miss it. What we will do is tell you the expected coverage for your site before you order, and the Order Studio shows the estimated flight time as you draw.

Do you need to shut the array down?

No. Thermal inspection is done with the array under load, because that is when faults show. Shutting it down hides exactly what you are looking for.

What do we get at the end?

Radiometric thermal stills, matched visual stills, and a report identifying flagged panels with their temperature differential. The raw radiometric files come with it, so your own engineers can interrogate any pixel later.

Can you do this across a portfolio rather than one site?

Yes, and that is where it earns its money. Bulk pricing applies from ten sites, and the capture specification is agreed once and applied to every site so the results are comparable rather than a pile of one-off jobs.

Draw your array. See the price. Order it.

Free to price, licensed and insured pilots, and the files are yours.

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