SANTA MONICA, Calif., - Outside of Las Vegas, Primergy Solar of Oakland is building a utility-scale solar and energy storage power plants to deliver 400,000 Sin City homes with renewable energy. Zeitview of Santa Monica, Calif., recently announced its continued partnership with the developer to employ Zeitview’s aerial advanced inspection and data insights services. Zeitview is actively inspecting and analyzing the construction of the Gemini solar power plant to improve project oversight.
“Gemini is an opportunity to lead the replacement of traditional coal-fueled power plants and pave the way for a more sustainable future. With over 1.8 million bifacial solar modules, the size, scale and integration of a 1.5GWh DC coupled battery, NV Energy has enabled one of the most complex clean energy power plants ever,” says Adam Larner, chief operating officer of Primergy Solar. “Aerial monitoring is critical in supporting the construction and operation of any solar asset, and with something at the scale of Gemini, it is even more crucial to maximizing the development and long-term investment in renewable energy power plants.
Zeitview’s aerial monitoring and Solar Insights software platform support developers, asset owners and investors to keep track of project construction, from equipment and staging locations to installation progress. Flying the site once a week, Zeitview planes and drones observe the construction of Gemini and deliver the intelligence that cannot be collected from the ground alone to ensure efficient development of the site. Zeitview’s construction monitoring platform incorporates artificial intelligence to analyze data from photographic documentation of the project site and associated components.
“Aerial data intelligence is crucial for the efficient site management of solar plants like Gemini,” said Mark Culpepper, general manager of global solar solutions at Zeitview. “Beyond minimizing rework to delivering projects within time and budget constraints, a weekly bird’s eye view of construction provides the intelligence you can’t see from the ground. It makes inspectors more productive and frankly more accurate, compared to manual inspections, and saves the time and carbon emissions required to drive a site.”
