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Detect panel failures and equipment faults weeks before costly shutdowns

Deploy continuous aerial monitoring across your portfolio at a fraction of quarterly crew mobilization costs. Automated docks eliminate travel, setup, and coordination overhead.

Trusted by leading solar operators worldwide

  • Aerodyne
  • Statnett
  • Tenaga Nasional
  • Xcel Energy

Transform solar O&M from reactive inspections to predictive maintenance

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Purpose-built for solar asset management operations

  • Solar PV field aerial showing module rows scanned autonomously for hotspots and soiling

    Panel health monitoring

    Detect soiling, micro-cracks, hot cells, and physical damage before SCADA shows efficiency losses across the entire farm.

  • Utility-scale solar farm panels arrayed across a field inspected with autonomous drone thermal missions

    EPC construction monitoring

    Track daily progress, document underground cabling before burial, and catch installation defects, supporting change orders and accurate commissioning handoffs.

  • Thermal drone image showing a solar power substation with one unit overheating among rows of solar panels

    Equipment thermal surveillance

    Identify inverter, transformer, and electrical panel failures weeks before shutdown through automated night thermal monitoring.

  • Aerial view of a large solar farm with rows of solar panels installed on sandy terrain

    Tracker alignment verification

    Detect stuck motors and mechanical drift throughout the day, reducing diagnostic time from days to hours.

  • Night security patrol at a fenced solar farm monitored with autonomous after-hours drone surveillance

    Security and theft prevention

    Nightly perimeter patrols with rapid alarm verification protect copper wire, inverters, and equipment at remote sites.

  • Aerial view of an extensive solar farm with rows of panels installed on dry brown grassland

    Vegetation and fire risk

    Monthly monitoring identifies clearing zones based on actual growth, targeting 40-60% of the site for fire risk mitigation.

  • Large solar farm with rows of panels, some damaged and scattered, under a cloudy sky

    Storm damage assessment

    Automated post-storm missions complete site documentation in hours instead of days, accelerating insurance claims and repairs.

  • Aerial view of a large solar farm with rows of solar panels on sandy terrain under a clear sky

    Work verification and quality

    Pre and post documentation for cleaning, vegetation clearing, and repairs provides objective contractor performance verification.

FlytBase AI agents built for solar operations

Assist solar O&M teams by automatically highlighting panel defects, equipment anomalies, and site risks, reducing manual video review burden across portfolio missions.

  • AI overlay highlighting micro-cracks and hot cells on a solar panel array

    Panel defect detection

    Identify micro-cracks, hot cells, delamination, broken glass, and bypass diode failures with confidence scoring for crew prioritization.

  • Thermal image of inverters and transformers with AI overlay flagging anomalous heat signatures

    Equipment thermal analysis

    Establish baseline signatures for inverters and transformers under load, automatically flagging thermal anomalies before equipment failure occurs.

  • Aerial heat map of a solar farm showing soiling accumulation across panel zones

    Soiling level assessment

    Quantify soiling accumulation across panel zones to enable data-driven cleaning scheduling instead of calendar-based approaches.

  • AI overlay comparing tracker tilt angles across rows of single-axis solar trackers

    Tracker alignment verification

    Compare actual versus expected tracker positions throughout the day to identify mechanical drift requiring maintenance intervention.

  • Side-by-side aerial comparison of a solar farm over time with AI overlay highlighting changes

    Historical comparison

    Compare current thermal and visual data against historical baselines to flag equipment changes requiring investigation or maintenance action.

  • Aerial view of a solar farm with AI overlay flagging vegetation encroachment near panel rows

    Vegetation encroachment detection

    Cross-reference thermal anomalies with SCADA production data to validate findings and prioritize maintenance interventions.

  • Thermal image at night showing unauthorized personnel near a solar facility highlighted by AI

    Security threat detection

    Detect unauthorized vehicles, personnel, and activities during nightly patrols with automated alert generation for rapid verification.

  • Dashboard packaging GPS-tagged inspection findings with thumbnails and severity tags

    Automated evidence packaging

    Generate GPS-tagged visual proof with timestamps, severity classification, and recommended actions ready for crew deployment.

Designed to work with your solar deployment stack

Built to integrate into real-world solar deployments across hardware, software, and regulatory environments without disrupting existing SCADA systems or O&M workflows.

Drones, docks, payloads, robots, and accessories that integrate with FlytBase

Supported Hardware

Support 24/7 autonomous operations with enterprise-grade drones, weatherproof docking stations, and mission-specific payloads — thermal cameras, zoom lenses, spotlights, loudspeakers, and more — orchestrated across diverse environments through one autonomy platform.

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FlytBase Drone Autonomy Platform

Orchestrate missions, automation, AI agents, and workflows through a unified autonomy platform designed for solar operations.

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Apps and Integrations

Integrate with SCADA, CMMS, weather services, security VMS, Pix4D, and DroneDeploy to fit existing solar O&M workflows.

  • SCADA systems
  • CMMS platforms
  • Weather services
  • Security VMS
  • Pix4D
  • DroneDeploy
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Regulatory Approvals

Streamline BVLOS and operational approvals with documentation templates and compliance workflows for solar operations across jurisdictions.

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One platform for enterprise-scale solar drone autonomy

FlytBase provides the reliability, intelligence, and operational maturity required to run autonomous drone programs at scale across solar portfolios.

  • Proven at scale

    Operate 150+ autonomous drone deployments with proven uptime and production-grade reliability across solar environments.

  • AI-first architecture

    Apply computer vision and thermal analytics designed from the ground up for solar operations, not generic retrofitted capabilities.

  • Enterprise-grade security and compliance

    Meet stringent security requirements with SOC 2 compliance, encrypted transmission, and flexible deployment models.

  • Local product and data sovereignty

    Support in-country data residency, regional compliance needs, and local language requirements for multinational solar operators.

  • True autonomy

    Run 24/7 unattended dock-based operations across distributed solar sites without manual piloting or increased operator workload.

  • Dedicated enterprise support

    Rely on deployment assistance, training, and responsive support teams experienced in solar O&M workflows.

Deploy autonomous monitoring across your solar portfolio

Connect with our solar operations specialists to transform inspection economics and accelerate fault detection.

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