Israeli startup vHive’s has created an autonomous multi-drone platform that streamlines utility-scale solar inspections through coordinated drone flights, thermal imaging, RGB mapping, and automated data collection. The system creates digital twins of PV assets, enabling faster, more efficient monitoring without requiring specialized drone pilots, according to the company.
A new drone-based inspection approach aims to address one of the growing challenges in utility-scale solar: how to collect accurate data from increasingly large PV sites within limited operating windows.
Israeli technology company vHive has developed a software platform that coordinates multiple drones during solar inspections, combining autonomous flight planning, thermal imaging, (Red, Green, and Blue) RGB mapping and digital twin capabilities. According to the company, the system is designed to allow solar operators to perform large-scale surveys without relying on highly specialized drone pilots.
The technology is based on commercially available drones rather than custom-built aircraft. Daniel Tomer, founder and CTO of vHive, explained that the company’s focus was not developing a new drone, but creating the software infrastructure required to operate fleets of drones efficiently.
