WATSONVILLE, CA – July 25, 2025 – Horizonview Technologies, a solar aerial inspection company, today announced the launch of its new Software 2.0 platform, marking the company’s official debut in the renewable energy market. Having operated in development mode since 2023, Horizonview is now stepping into the spotlight with a platform that provides solar asset owners and operators with full-site *orthomosaic imagery (*high-resolution aerial map composed by stitching together hundreds or thousands of overlapping images that have been orthorectified) in both infrared (IR) and visible (RGB) spectra, enabling users to view and validate inspection findings with exceptional clarity and detail. By delivering combined thermal and high-resolution visual maps of entire solar installations, the Software 2.0 platform offers an unprecedented level of transparency into asset conditions, ensuring that any identified issues can be easily cross-checked against actual site imagery for greater accuracy and trust.
The new platform – dubbed Horizonview Insight 2.0 – incorporates a host of advanced features designed to set a new industry standard for solar inspections. Key features of Software 2.0 include:
- IR & RGB Orthomosaics: Full-site thermal infrared mosaics paired with high-resolution visible-light imagery, allowing side-by-side comparison of heat anomalies with real-world visual context.
- Transparent “As-Built” Layers: Integration of as-built infrastructure overlays on the imagery, so that faults and anomalies are pinpointed on actual site layouts for clear root-cause analysis.
- Enhanced Fault Detection: Improved algorithms aligned with IEC 62446-3 standards enable compliant, automated identification and filtering of critical panel faults and performance issues.
- Glass Crack Detection: Proprietary imaging techniques now allow detection of cracked glass on modules, further improving fault diagnostics and module health insights.
- Advanced Reporting Tools: Instantly exportable, detailed inspection reports and analytics to streamline maintenance workflows and documentation.
- High-Speed User Interface: A lightning-fast, user-friendly online interface for navigating large solar datasets, enabling operators to quickly pinpoint, prioritize, and address issues across gigawatt-scale portfolios.
- Field Tech App: A streamlined mobile app that enables technicians to access fault locations, swap panels, and update system status in real time – right from the field – ensuring seamless coordination between the analytics platform and on-site repair crews.
Horizonview has to date quietly inspected “multiple gigawatts” of utility-scale solar projects during its development phase, leveraging manned aircraft to capture data faster and at larger scale than traditional drone-based methods. Using high-performance airplanes equipped with GPS-synchronized thermal and RGB imaging systems, the company scans hundreds of megawatts of solar capacity in a single day—delivering comprehensive, georeferenced coverage of expansive solar farms. This approach yields faster data capture, higher image resolution, and a lower cost per megawatt inspected compared to drone-only operations, providing a significant advantage in speed and efficiency. With the introduction of Software 2.0, Horizonview is translating this field experience into a robust product offering – giving solar asset owners a new level of transparency into their systems’ health, from cell-level hotspots to string outages, all visible on an intuitive map-based platform.
“Our mission at Horizonview is to empower solar operators with actionable intelligence that maximizes energy production and minimizes downtime,” said Jakob Laggner, founder and CEO of Horizonview Technologies. “After two years of refining our technology in the field, we’re thrilled to officially introduce Horizonview to the market. The Software 2.0 platform brings a new degree of clarity and confidence to solar asset management – owners can literally see every issue on the map, verify it in both thermal and visual spectra, and act swiftly. We believe this level of insight sets a new benchmark for the industry and will help drive greater efficiency and uptime for solar farms everywhere.”
As part of its launch, Horizonview will be exhibiting at the upcoming RE+ 2025 conference – North America’s largest clean energy industry event – taking place September 8–11, 2025 in Las Vegas, NV. Horizonview invites solar industry professionals to visit its booth V2036 at RE+ to experience live demonstrations of the Software 2.0 platform and meet the team behind the technology. This public debut at RE+ will allow attendees to explore the platform’s capabilities first-hand, including its interactive orthomosaic interface and reporting tools, and discuss how it can be leveraged to improve the performance of their solar assets.
About Horizonview Technologies
Founded in 2023 and based in Watsonville, California, Horizonview Technologies specializes in utility-scale solar aerial inspection and data analytics. The company utilizes manned aircraft equipped with cutting-edge infrared sensors and AI-driven software to provide comprehensive, high-precision assessments of solar power plants. Horizonview’s services support the entire solar project lifecycle – from commissioning and routine O&M inspections to troubleshooting and asset due diligence – helping operators identify faults, optimize performance, and safeguard energy output. With a commitment to innovation, accuracy and customer service, Horizonview is dedicated to improving the reliability and efficiency of renewable energy assets worldwide.
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