US researchers say a self-supervised machine-learning tool can identify long-term physical defects in solar assets weeks or years before conventional inspections, potentially reducing operations and ...

Sophisticated artificial intelligence tools are being used to inspect power lines in an era of transition and climate risk. A helicopter loaded with cameras and sensors sweeps over a utility’s ...

Large photovoltaic power plants often comprise tens of thousands of modules and components. Whenever individual solar modules malfunction, intact bypass diodes can contain a strong power loss in the ...