Renewables and powerline inspections.
Powerline, Wind Turbine, Solar Panel Surveys and Inspections
At Lithos-Skyline Aerial Photography and Drone Surveys, we strive to capture informative aerial photography and video footage for a variety of industries and purposes. Our mission is to elevate your vision with our high-quality drone services.
We genuinely care about everything we do, so do please get in touch with us to work with you for your Powerline, Wind Turbine, Solar Panel Surveys and Inspections.
More about drone powerline inspections.
Drone Powerline Inspections
Drone powerline inspections are a modern, efficient method for monitoring and maintaining powerline infrastructure. They offer several advantages over traditional inspection methods, including enhanced safety, cost-effectiveness, and improved data accuracy.
Benefits of Drone Powerline Inspections:
- Safety: Drones reduce the need for manual inspections, minimizing the risk of accidents for workers.
- Cost-Effective: Lower operational costs compared to using helicopters or manual climbing inspections.
- Efficiency: Faster data collection and the ability to cover large areas quickly.
- Detailed Data: High-resolution imagery and sensors provide accurate data for better decision-making.
- Accessibility: Ability to inspect hard-to-reach or hazardous areas without disruption to service.
Key Features of our Powerline Inspections
Key Features
- High-Resolution Cameras: Capture detailed images of powerlines, poles, and surrounding vegetation.
- Thermal Imaging: Detects hotspots and potential faults that are not visible to the naked eye.
Applications
- Routine Inspections: Regular monitoring to ensure the integrity of powerlines and identify potential issues.
- Damage Assessment: Rapid evaluation of powerlines after storms, fires, or other events.
- Vegetation Management: Monitoring and managing vegetation growth near powerlines to prevent outages and fires.
More about wind turbine blade inspections
Why Carry Out Turbine Blade Inspections?
Wind turbine inspections are critical for ensuring the efficiency, safety, and longevity of wind energy systems. Regular inspections help detect and address issues early, preventing costly repairs and downtime.
Why use drones?
- Efficiency: Drones can quickly and safely inspect hard-to-reach areas without the need for climbing.
- Detail: High-resolution cameras and sensors capture detailed images and data for analysis.
- Safety: Reduces the risk to human inspectors by minimizing the need for working at heights.
What is Inspected?
We check blades for surface damage, we look for cracks, erosion, and lightning strikes. We also check for structural integrity for example checking for delamination and internal defects.
We also capture the outer areas of the nacelle and we will capture imagery of the tower and look for signs of such as corrosion and rust.
Finally, we will capture imagery of the tower base, so these can be inspected for signs of settlement or cracking.
Benefits of regular Wind turbine Inspections
- Identifying problems early helps in scheduling repairs before they escalate, reducing downtime and maintenance costs.
- Regular inspections help ensure that turbines operate safely, protecting workers and the environment.
- Well-maintained turbines operate more efficiently, maximizing energy output and return on investment.
- Proper maintenance and timely repairs extend the operational life of wind turbines, delaying the need for costly replacements.
MORE ABOUT OUR SOLAR PANEL INSPECTIONS AND REPORTS
Our Story about us and the Solar Industry
The Solar Industry in general is at our very heart of our business, because when I first started working as a Construction Project Manager and Design Manager it was working within the solar industry, working for Centrica or British Gas Solar.
This gave us the very best foundation within the industry and I carried out a number of flagship projects across the UK.
I started working on roof mounted systems on customers home, schools and industrial units, then later ran ground mounted schemes at Toyota in Derby, ABP Barry Docks, Thames Water, along with many others. I was extremely proud to work in the solar industry.
Our solar panel inspection services
We will capture all of the solar installation that we are working on and the imagery will be uploaded to Scopito, who are a leading company that powers our reports.
With a mixture of AI and human inspection each image is analysed and a comprehensive report is generated.
If a PDF site plan is issued with a schedule of distribution boards, inverters, strings and panels numbers, any panel with a defect will be tagged. With this, any engineer knows from the itemised PDF, where the faults are and they can go straight to the fault and rectify the issue.
The customer and client is at the very heart of our business, so we are happy to work in with you needs and requirement, so please feel free to get in touch to discuss your specific requirements.
Benefits of our solar panel Inspections
- Early Detection of Issues - Identify hotspots, cracks, and defects that are invisible to the naked eye, enabling early intervention and preventing larger problems.
- Increased Efficiency - Ensure all panels are operating at peak efficiency by detecting and addressing issues promptly.
- Cost-Effective - Reduce the need for manual inspections and expensive downtime with quick and efficient drone surveys.
- Comprehensive Coverage - Inspect large solar farms quickly and thoroughly, ensuring no panel is overlooked.
- Detailed Reporting - Obtain high-resolution thermal imagery and detailed reports for accurate analysis and maintenance planning.
- Regular Monitoring - Conduct regular inspections to maintain optimal performance and extend the lifespan of solar panels.
Reporting on Your Inpection Imagery
Who are Scopito and why we use them?
At Lithos-Skyline we are happy to work on a imagery supply basis only. This means that you will give us your deliverables and requirements, and we will collect imagery that supports your needs and requirements. It is then up to you how you analysis the imagery we supply.
However, if you would like an all all in one solution, then we work in partnership with Scopito. Scopito are based in Europe and the USA, and work for the biggest names in the Renewable and Energy sectors.
We will fly our drone powerline, wind turbine, solar panel survey mission, and once this is completed, the imagery will be uploaded to Scopito. Scopito have a team of qualified and competent UK based Linesman, Solar Engineers and Wind Turbine Blade Inspectors who will comment on any defects found on your assets. Once completed, we will send all of the original imagery and a PDF report highlighting any defects.
Drone Photography and legal requirements
Legal, Safe, Insured and proud!
To operate drones and carry out aerial photography and drone surveys commercially, you must have GVC certificate and insurance. We have an Operations Manual for our flight operations and an Operational Authorisation from the Civil Aviation Authority, which is renewed yearly.
I hold all of the requirements to carry out aerial photography and drone surveys commercially and hold insurance cover of £5,000,000.00, this allows me to fly in all open and specific airspace. For specific project this can be raised up to £50,000,0000.00.
