How drones can support the energy revolution
No to fossil fuels, yes to renewable energy: Germany wants the energy revolution. However, realizing it won't be easy. This is how drones can help.
UAVs in action: Support for maintenance and care of PV systems
PV systems are low maintenance, but they must still be checked regularly for damage and contamination in order to work efficiently and with the highest possible yield. In this article, we would like to show how drones can be used in the maintenance of photovoltaic systems.
Drones 4 Energy – the recap of our business forum on May 23rd, 2019
Our event on May 23rd, 2019 in our headquarters in Leipzig was a complete success. Exciting lectures, interesting conversations and inspiring talks between all industry and economy participants on the topic drones in the energy sector.
Thermography and drones – a guarantee for success
Every day we are presented with thermographic images - in the form of maps in the weather forecast on TV. Other uses in the television cosmos are animal documentaries, for example, to depict the view of a snake. Another area [ ... ]
Drones are a powerful tool for solar plants
Solar systems and photovoltaic systems are becoming increasingly important due to the current energy revolution taking place. In order for the systems to generate electricity and heat reliably for companies and private households, they must always be in perfect condition. [ ... ]
“Drones up, costs down!”
New tools for inspecting antennas and masts More than 350,000 power pylons, over 44,000 mobile phone carriers, numerous other towers, and antennas are located in Germany alone. In the course of the energy transition, the overhead line network will have [ ... ]
Check overhead lines more efficiently with drones
In July we pointed out in our blog the advantages of using drones to inspect power poles. In this article, we would like to take a closer look at the topic and examine individual aspects. The enormous number of over 350,000 power poles in Germany [ ... ]
3 Reasons why you should inspect power masts with drones
Particularly in rural areas, overhead line pylons, as power pylons are actually correctly called, are a formative image alongside wind turbines. In Germany, they reach heights of up to 227 m. The inspection of power pylons is a labor-intensive and [ ... ]
Over 70,000 mobile phone antennas inspected with drones
There are a number of myths related to mobile masts and the flying of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones). Again and again, there are stories that the deployed multicopters / drones get out of control and either crash or remain on the roof [ ... ]
UAVs in the energy industry
In this article, we show some fields of application for drones in the energy industry, which are still dealt with by only a few. There are more applications for unmanned aerial systems/drones in the energy industry than many managers can imagine. The [ ... ]