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EPISODE · Jun 12, 2026 · 9 MIN

How Remote Sensors Are Making Solar Farms Smarter

from The Climate Tech Podcast with Fexingo: Energy, Sustainability, and Decarbonization Companies · host Fexingo

Episode 46 of The Climate Tech Podcast explores how a startup named Heliosense is using distributed fiber-optic sensors and machine learning to detect micro-cracks, hot spots, and soiling on solar panels in real time. Lucas explains how the technology works — sending laser pulses through a fiber cable running alongside panels and analyzing backscattered light for temperature and strain anomalies. Luna asks whether this approach can replace traditional thermal drone inspection. The discussion covers cost comparisons, field results from a 200-megawatt solar farm in Texas, and what this means for solar asset management as the industry scales toward terawatt-level installations. #Heliosense #SolarFarms #FiberOpticSensors #MachineLearning #AssetManagement #RenewableEnergy #ClimateTech #Business #Technology #Sustainability #Decarbonization #SolarPanel #DistributedSensing #DroneInspection #PredictiveMaintenance #TexasSolar #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

Episode 46 of The Climate Tech Podcast explores how a startup named Heliosense is using distributed fiber-optic sensors and machine learning to detect micro-cracks, hot spots, and soiling on solar panels in real time. Lucas explains how the technology works — sending laser pulses through a fiber cable running alongside panels and analyzing backscattered light for temperature and strain anomalies. Luna asks whether this approach can replace traditional thermal drone inspection. The discussion covers cost comparisons, field results from a 200-megawatt solar farm in Texas, and what this means for solar asset management as the industry scales toward terawatt-level installations. #Heliosense #SolarFarms #FiberOpticSensors #MachineLearning #AssetManagement #RenewableEnergy #ClimateTech #Business #Technology #Sustainability #Decarbonization #SolarPanel #DistributedSensing #DroneInspection #PredictiveMaintenance #TexasSolar #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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