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Understanding Curtailment and Clipping: Maximizing Your Solar Investment

Curtailment and clipping reduce solar efficiency by wasting excess energy. Learn how proper system sizing, inverter selection, and smart grid integration can help optimize solar power generation.

Troubleshooting Lesser-Known Solar Module Anomalies

Lesser-known solar anomalies like diode issues and reversed polarity impact efficiency and longevity. Learn how thermal inspections and digitalization help detect and prevent these critical failures.

Understanding the Butterfly Effect in Half-Cell Modules

The butterfly or mirroring effect in half-cell solar modules creates misleading thermal patterns due to voltage mismatch. Learn how regular maintenance and inspections can help prevent efficiency losses.

Improving Collaboration and Efficiency with Punch Lists in Solar Site Management

Punch lists help you and your technicians promptly prioritize and tackle pressing matters. This blog explains the value of punch lists in different solar PV use cases.

Unveiling Potential-Induced Degradation (PID): Causes, Detection, and Effective Mitigation for PV Modules

Potential-Induced Degradation (PID) reduces solar module efficiency, leading to power losses. Learn how to detect PID early with aerial inspections and mitigate its impact with effective grounding solutions.

Effortless Annotating and Measuring Using Sitemark's New AI Magic Wand Tool

Sitemark’s AI Magic Wand, powered by Meta AI’s SAM, simplifies annotating and measuring on solar sites with a single click. Learn how AI-driven tools enhance efficiency in solar site management.

LiDAR: a must-have for optimally designing your solar site

LiDAR and photogrammetry offer distinct advantages for solar site surveys. Learn when to use each technology to optimize topography data for accurate solar plant design and installation.

2022 Solar Inspection Insights

Regular solar inspections are crucial to maintaining efficiency. In 2022, Sitemark detected anomalies causing 812.6 GWh in losses. Learn how to prevent hotspots, string issues, and PID to maximize output.

How Alinea Solar's customer saved 15.000€ by digitalizing their solar construction project

A 15m crack appeared on a PV site after heavy rain, risking damage and blackouts. Using Sitemark’s historical data, Alinea Solar identified poor earthworks as the cause, saving €15,000 in repairs.

Why Ground Sampling Distance is essential for a successful analysis

Optimize Ground Sampling Distance (GSD) for accurate solar site analysis while balancing cost and detail. Learn the best GSD for thermal inspections, construction monitoring, and topography

How digitalization helps mitigate deviations from design

Alinea Solar avoided a €11,250 loss by detecting trenching deviations early using Sitemark’s Fuse Platform. Quick action prevented cable damage, ensuring smooth project execution and no delays.

How Alinea Solar reduced the lifetime yield loss of their client's PV plant by 68% using Sitemark

A drone survey revealed major topography issues in a 1.1MW solar plant, risking a €111,155 yield loss. With Sitemark’s digital solution, Alinea Solar optimized the design, cutting losses by 68%.

The best practices of scanning serial numbers – comparing 2 ways to complete your digital twin

Through scanning serial numbers, you can complete your digital twin with the panel’s serial number which is unique to each panel.

Sitemark & Energie Netzwerk join forces to scan the largest alpine solar plant in Switzerland

Energie Netzwerk used Sitemark’s Platform to analyze the high-altitude Muttsee Dam solar plant, overcoming challenges like weather, altitude, and access for a successful thermal scan

GoldenEye General Assembly - Progress meeting on improving safety, efficiency, and a lower environmental impact

The GoldenEye General Assembly in Sofia brought partners together to enhance mining sustainability through satellite, drone, and AI-powered analysis. A field trial in Panagyurishte showcased real-world applications.

How Enel optimized its solar construction projects globally

Enel Green Power streamlined solar construction monitoring with Sitemark’s Fuse platform, improving efficiency, tracking progress, and reducing manual work. Learn how digitalization enhances solar project execution.

How digitalization will streamline your solar construction project

Drones enhance solar construction monitoring by improving efficiency, tracking progress, and detecting issues early. Learn best practices for scanning cycles, site setup, and optimizing digital workflows with Sitemark

The New Age of Solar Construction

Digitalizing solar construction improves precision, transparency, and efficiency. Learn how digital twins, AI-driven monitoring, and structured task management enhance project execution and streamline asset handover.

Why temperature normalization is key to having critical insights

Optimal weather ensures accurate thermal inspections. Learn how irradiance impacts defect detection, why data normalization matters, and how Sitemark ensures IEC-compliant results for better analysis.

Self-flying vs. Outsourcing: Choose Your Way of Capturing Premium Data

Outsourcing or flying in-house? Sitemark offers expert drone inspections with global pilot networks or supports in-house teams with flight planning. Ensure high-quality data for actionable solar site insights.

M2EA vs. M300 RTK: Which drone is the right one for you?

Choosing the right drone for solar inspections? Compare the DJI M300 RTK and M2EA to find the best fit for your project, balancing flight time, payload, weather resistance, and cost.

Is Sitemark IEC Compliant?

IEC TS 62446-3 sets industry standards for PV system thermographic inspections, ensuring data accuracy and credibility. Learn how Sitemark balances compliance, efficiency, and cost for high-quality inspections.

The Rise of Electroluminescence in the Aerial Data Industry

EL is a powerful tool for detecting panel defects at the cell level, complementing aerial thermography. Learn how EL improves quality control, warranty claims, and O&M efficiency in solar asset management.

Sitemark receives AI for Earth Grant from Microsoft

Sitemark receives Microsoft’s AI for Earth grant to enhance AI-driven drone inspections for solar asset management, improving scalability, reducing costs, and optimizing renewable energy performance.

Smart Construction & Mining - Continue Your Digitalization Journey

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How to optimize Your Solar Asset's Profitability at Every Phase

From pre-construction to operations, effective solar asset management ensures efficiency, reduces risk, and maximizes profitability. Learn how Sitemark’s AI-powered platform streamlines each stage for better performance.

Where would the solar industry be without a certified thermographer?

Certified thermographer Sophie Sándor reveals how thermal inspections uncover hidden solar panel issues, enhance efficiency, and prevent losses. Learn how AI and expert analysis ensure accurate, high-quality solar site monitoring.

Why you Need a 3D Digital Twin of your Site Assets – Critical for Construction, Mining and Solar

Discover how digital twins create virtual replicas of real-world assets, integrating AI and aerial data for enhanced monitoring, predictive maintenance, and efficiency in solar, construction, and mining industries.

The magic of a digital thread for tracking your site assets

Unlock deeper insights with Sitemark’s Digital Thread—track and compare every site element over time, seamlessly integrating data into your digital twin for smarter decision-making and streamlined operations.

ORIX Renewable Energy Management partners with Sitemark to provide diagnostic services for solar plants in Japan

ORIX partners with Sitemark to digitize solar plant inspections using drones and AI, enabling early anomaly detection, improved efficiency, and increased power generation revenue across Japan.

Is my Unique Solar Site suitable for a drone inspection?

Got a unique solar site? Sitemark’s drone inspections work for all solar panel types and locations—floating, rooftop, or trackers. Discover how we tackle complex sites with precision and efficiency.

Sitemark chosen to supply aerial data expertise to new EU Mining Consortium, Goldeneye

The EU-backed Goldeneye project integrates AI, satellites, and drones to enhance safety, efficiency, and sustainability in mining. Sitemark’s platform plays a key role in this €8.4M initiative.

Drone flights: DIY or outsource to third-party pilots?

DIY or outsource drone inspections? Sitemark helps you decide with real-world cost analysis and top drone recommendations for solar and construction sites to optimize efficiency and ROI.

The Have-It-All Synergy Between Monitoring & Aerial Data for Solar PV

Maximize solar asset performance with aerial inspections and monitoring. Discover how drone data and AI-powered analytics help detect faults, prioritize repairs, and optimize site efficiency.

Enerparc, the EU’s largest PV asset owner, establishes partnership with Sitemark

Enerparc selects Sitemark’s platform for large-scale aerial inspections, using AI-driven analytics to optimize PV asset performance and streamline digitalization across its portfolio.

Which Solar Panel Anomalies are the most common, the most destructive and the most interesting?

Hot spots, string issues, and PID can impact solar performance. Learn how Sitemark’s aerial data analytics detect and diagnose these faults, helping you optimize efficiency and maximize yields.

Aerial Data Acquisition Tips & Tricks

Optimize your solar inspections with expert drone flight strategies. Learn best practices for flight blocks, timing, and overlap to capture high-quality aerial data efficiently with Sitemark.

BIM – The Digitalization of Construction

Discover how aerial data and drones are transforming construction, improving efficiency, reducing delays, and enhancing collaboration. Learn from VIA IMC’s success in digitalizing infrastructure projects.

Aerial Data Accuracy – an Experiment Comparing 4 Drone Options

How do drone options impact cost, time, and accuracy for solar and construction sites? Sitemark compares four drone setups to help asset managers choose the best solution for aerial inspections.