Drone Services for the Energy Industry

How SOARD Services the Energy Industry with Drones

When it comes to energy, simply flying over is never enough. Our teams put boots on the ground to protect our clients’ interests. Through our comprehensive service portfolio, SOARD provides a critical role in assisting utilities as they prepare for regulatory inspections, scheduled maintenance, or respond to natural disasters. From Solar and Wind generation sites, to transmission and distribution lines that carry energy into the homes of our neighbors, service continuity is critical.

Transmission/Distribution Line

SOARD’s transmission and distribution line inspections are bespoke to the clients’ needs. We have developed a comprehensive inspection protocol in order to reduce associated costs. Each inspection team has been trained to perform various inspections. When clients request multiple data points be collected from each asset, one team does it all.

Inspection list
-Drone (Visible and Thermal/Radiometric)
-Resistograph testing
-Partial discharge locating
-Corridor Mapping (LiDAR)
-Vegetation management

Wind

Wind has experienced more growth in the past two years than than any other renewable energy source. Our drone teams can scale to any size wind farm in order to provide you with the data you need to complete your inspection protocols.

-Comprehensive external turbine inspection to include thermal imaging. (Blades, nose cone, Tubular Tower Shell, Nacelle)
– On site road maintenance and vegetation management
-Drone damage assessment (Emergency response timelines are available)

Solar Solutions

SOARD offers an array of services for utility-scale PV sites. During a time when the market is saturated with “vendors” and honesty is a rarity, we take pride in changing the status quo. We may not be as “big” as our competitors, but we consistently outwork them. Contact us to learn what our team can do for your solar operations.

-Wire management
-Panel change outs
-MC4 connector replacements
-Combiner box inspections
-DC feeder ground fault locating (and repair)
-QA/QC services for new construction
-Annual inverter maintenance
-Vegetation Management
-Panel washing
-Skid Swaps