SOLAR FARM VEGETATION CONTROL

Solar Farm Vegetation Management. 

Vegetation management is important on ground-mounted solar farms because this can affect the performance and safety of the solar panels:

1. Performance: Vegetation (including trees, leaves, bushes, and grass) can cast hot-spots and shading on the solar panels, reducing the amount of sunlight that reaches the panels and decreasing their efficiency. This can result in reduced energy production and a decrease in the overall performance and lifespan of the solar farm.
2. Safety: Vegetation growth can also pose a safety hazard to the solar panels. Trees and bushes can fall and damage the panels during storms, and tall grass can create a fire hazard.
3. Access: Vegetation can also make it difficult to access the solar panels for maintenance and cleaning.
4. Environmental Impact: Vegetation management also helps to minimize the impact of the solar farm on the surrounding ecosystem, by keeping the area clear of invasive plants and promoting the growth of native vegetation.

By keeping the area around the solar panels clear of vegetation, solar farm operators can ensure that the panels are receiving maximum sunlight, that the panels are safe and accessible for maintenance & cleaning while the surrounding ecosystem is protected.

TWhy you should concider us for your vegetation management:

• Accessibility: our electric lawn mowing robots can reach tight spaces and hard-to-reach areas on solar farms, even underneath the tables. Tractors are unable to do this.
• Cost-effectiveness: Robots can work more cost-effectively than tractors, as they are typically smaller, don't need heavy trucks for logistics and require less maintenance.
• Weather-independence: Robots are not as heavy as tractors and can perform regardless of weather conditions, which can be an issue for tractors, while keeping the surface intact.
  
• Efficiency: No more contacting different contractors and trying to schedule around their workload. One contractor takes care of everything: both the lawn mowing and the cleaning of the solar modules.
• Safety: Robots are not classified as heavy equipment and can therefore eliminate human errors (ex. driving against the mounting structure or modules).
• Eco Friendly: Unlike tractors, robots are 100% battery operated and don't need any fossil fuel. Nor do we need to transport them with heavy trucks and flatbeds.