Operations & Maintenance

The growing number of solar power plants makes them an increasingly tempting target for cybercriminals. William Noto of cybersecurity firm Claroty looks at the main areas of vulnerability and how the industry can best prepare itself against the growing threat.

Advances in AI will lead to a “paradigm shift” in solar asset management, with a range of complex analytics and plant performance processes becoming as simple as talking to a chatbot.

PV Talk: Govinda Upadhyay, CEO of SmartHelio, gives Ben Willis a sneak preview of an AI-based tool that he believes could herald a “paradigm shift” in tackling PV plant underperformance.

According to BayWa's Tomaso Charlemont, optimising the performance of solar PV projects will encourage the growth of 'value-added EPC' work.

Security solutions DeterTech has unveiled its rapid response solution for solar PV farms and battery storage to address the threat of cable theft.

Swansea University has developed an 'innovative freeware tool' to assess the effectiveness of different solar panel materials and colours.

Swedish energy consultancy AFRY has been chosen to provide engineering services for the revamping and repowering of 35 PV projects in Italy.

The increase in frequency, severity and range of severe weather events is having a growing impact on renewable projects year-round.

Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) have emerged as a novel energy management solution, offering an effective means to address energy supply issues.

US racking provider Terrasmart has launched a hail stow feature for use on its TerraTrak single-axis trackers.