Zeitview
🇺🇸 US Serves global
Global aerial inspection company using a network of drone pilots for solar, wind, telecom and insurance.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 9 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Energy & Utilities
Solar farm thermal inspection
Thermal drones detecting defective modules and strings.
People ask for this as: “solar thermography drone”, “PV inspection drone”
How it works
Robots used
- Thermal Drone
Ways to buy it
- Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).
- Raas — a subscription covering robot, software and support.
- Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).
Bot or Not?
A robot makes sense when…
- The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
- It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
- You need data you will compare over time
- You need eyes on it right now
Hire a human when…
- It is small, low and one-off
- It needs hands, judgement or a repair
- Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
- Nobody has defined the job yet
Here's the catch for this job
- Per-asset pricing (per turbine, per MW) is common.
- Combine thermal and RGB in one flight to save mobilization costs.
Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →
What it costs
Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.
1 more receipt in another currency or unit: see the full table below.
All 2 receipts as a table
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drone thermography of ground-mounted solar farm (France) | €150–€400 | / mwp | FR | c-drone.fr as of Oct 2026 |
| Drone PV thermal inspection by plant size (<1 MWc to >10 MWc) | €800–€12,000 | / inspection | FR | altinest.fr as of Oct 2026 |
Prices published by providers
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drone PV thermal inspection: <1 MWc €800-1,500; 1-10 MWc €1,500-4,500; >10 MWc €4,500-12,000 via Altinest | €800–€12,000 | / inspection | — | altinest.fr as of Oct 2026 |
Price history
Only one observation per series so far: we started recording every price on 2026-10-25 and re-check every source on a schedule. A trend appears when a re-checked source shows a different price (we never overwrite old observations).
| Series | Latest | Observations | Observed | Trend | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drone thermography of ground-mounted solar farm (France) | €150–€400 / mwp | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | c-drone.fr |
| Drone PV thermal inspection by plant size (<1 MWc to >10 MWc) | €800–€12,000 / inspection | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | altinest.fr |
| Drone PV thermal inspection: <1 MWc €800-1,500; 1-10 MWc €1,500-4,500; >10 MWc… via Altinest | €800–€12,000 / inspection | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | altinest.fr |
Sources re-checked: 3 of 3 series confirmed on the live source (last check Oct 25, 2026). Log: price_rechecks.jsonl
Append-only: we never overwrite a recorded price. JSON: /api/prices/history?use_case=solar-farm-thermal-inspection
What to specify and ask
Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":
- Plant size (MWp) and inverter count
- Inspection standard (e.g. IEC TS 62446-3) and irradiance requirement
- Asset type and count (panels, turbines, km of line)
- Location
- Access and permits
- Deliverables
- Outage windows
- Frequency
Rules and regulation
Utility work follows NERC/OSHA electrical safety rules; drones near energized lines may need utility approvals; nuclear work needs NRC/IAEA-compliant procedures.
General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.
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- Public quote page
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🇫🇷 FR Serves FR
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- Service
- 1 sourced price
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
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