Notes from the field: content on construction tracking, asset verification, field data, and operations management.https://www.eyerod.com/enhttps://www.eyerod.com/en/blog/solar-as-built-design-to-site-comparison/https://www.eyerod.com/en/blog/solar-as-built-design-to-site-comparison/On a solar site, small differences between the approved design and the work on the ground accumulate as construction progresses, and the as-built record is built on exactly those differences. eyerod brings regular drone capture, design files, field measurements, and construction evidence into the saWed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.eyerod.com/en/blog/punch-lists-and-itps-solar-closeout/https://www.eyerod.com/en/blog/punch-lists-and-itps-solar-closeout/As a solar project approaches closeout, the difficult part is rarely a single defect. It is the loss of context around that defect. An open item is described vaguely, the same issue is logged twice, the wrong team is assigned, or work is said to be complete without clear closure evidence. The real cWed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.eyerod.com/en/blog/drone-thermal-inspection/https://www.eyerod.com/en/blog/drone-thermal-inspection/Drone thermal inspection helps solar teams make temperature differences across a large plant visible. A completed flight, however, does not automatically produce reliable thermal results. Irradiance, wind, cloud cover, plant operating condition, camera calibration, image resolution and flight planniThu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.eyerod.com/en/blog/pv-panel-faults-hotspots-pid-diode/https://www.eyerod.com/en/blog/pv-panel-faults-hotspots-pid-diode/Production differences in a solar plant do not point to one single failure mode. Hotspots, PID patterns, bypass diode behaviour, open circuits and string-level issues can be associated with different thermal signatures. A thermal anomaly is a finding; confirming its root cause is a separate technicaThu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.eyerod.com/en/blog/why-solar-monitoring-data-isnt-enough/https://www.eyerod.com/en/blog/why-solar-monitoring-data-isnt-enough/Solar monitoring systems are central to daily plant operations. They record inverter output, string currents, meteorological data, meters and communications status over time. This information helps teams identify changes in performance and operational events. Physical inspection answers a different Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.eyerod.com/en/blog/microcracks-in-solar-panels/https://www.eyerod.com/en/blog/microcracks-in-solar-panels/Microcracks are fractures in crystalline silicon cells that are often not visible from the front of a finished solar module. The cells sit between the front glass and protective rear layers, so a module can look intact while a cell-level defect is present. For that reason, microcrack assessment shouThu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.eyerod.com/en/blog/solar-panel-warranty-claims/https://www.eyerod.com/en/blog/solar-panel-warranty-claims/A solar panel warranty claim is not only about knowing the warranty term. The assessment depends on the manufacturer’s conditions, the timing of notification, installation history and the technical records supplied with the claim. When a defect or performance concern is found, the first step is to cThu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.eyerod.com/en/blog/solar-construction-progress-with-drones/https://www.eyerod.com/en/blog/solar-construction-progress-with-drones/Tracking progress on a utility-scale solar construction site requires more than a collection of site photos. For project teams, the useful question is whether the physical work on site can be compared with the project plan using the same locations, work items and reporting dates. Regular drone data Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.eyerod.com/en/blog/drone-dock-systems-solar-site-monitoring/https://www.eyerod.com/en/blog/drone-dock-systems-solar-site-monitoring/Drones are nothing new on solar projects. What drone-in-a-box solutions change is that flying stops being a one-off, manually run, crewed operation and becomes a repeatable, fully automated data collection infrastructure. What does drone-in-a-box change on solar sites? Systems known as drone-in-a-boThu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.eyerod.com/en/blog/el-image-analysis-pv-module-quality-control/https://www.eyerod.com/en/blog/el-image-analysis-pv-module-quality-control/A PV module that looks intact from the outside is not necessarily flawless in its cell and interconnection structure. Microcracks, electrically isolated cell regions, finger and busbar interruptions, soldering issues, and inactive areas can all be invisible to the naked eye. An EL image shows a defeTue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT