Percepto drones to monitor a floating solar farm - The Robot Report

A floating solar farm off the coast of Thailand, a $34 million project, will be monitored by Percepto drones. Percepto announced that it has completed a proof-of-concept (POC) with the Electric Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to monitor a 250-acre floating solar farm. The farm is the size of 70 soccer fields and is located 350 m from the nearest shoreline. Percepto's AIM software and drone-in-a-box solution will autonomously perform routine inspections of panels and other equipment to detect anomalies and ensure everything is operating properly. The drones will provide regular operations and maintenance reports, map the location of the panels; and perform inspections of substations, transformers, floating fences and solar floaters, which hold the solar panels above water.