Recording of Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | The smarter E Europe Conferences 2026 | Language: English | Duration: 10:14 .

Sightmark's Innovations in Drone Technology and Asset Management

Sightmark is a prominent company specializing in the integration of drones and AI to enhance operational efficiencies in construction and asset management. Founded 10 years ago, the company now operates in over 100 countries, managing 15,000 sites with a total capacity of 400 gigawatts, earning the trust of industry leaders. During the construction phase, Sightmark captures data for better planning and quality tracking, creating a digital twin that documents all components for decades. This comprehensive data management helps identify performance issues and optimize designs over the asset lifecycle. With a customer satisfaction G2 rating of 4.9, the company focuses on understanding customer needs and automating processes to increase efficiency, including utilizing agentic AI for decision-making. Recent advancements have furthered automated workflows, enabling regular data collection via drones for inspections, monitoring, and enhanced maintenance management. Collaborations, like that with ENBW, have showcased the ability to identify and resolve significant issues, laying the groundwork for future innovations in automated solutions.

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Speaker

Stanislas van der Vaeren
Managing Director
Sitemark
Belgium

Talk of session: Solar Power Plants and Storage III: Making Solar Systems Smart and Cyber Safe - Digitalization, AI and the Future of O&M and Asset Management

Digitalization and AI are transforming solar-plus storage operations. From digital twins and predictive analytics to automated dispatch, performance optimization and drone based system health monitoring, smart tools are rapidly advancing, enhancing O&M and asset management. At the same time, the growing connectivity raises cybersecurity risks. This session explores how to unlock data-driven value while keeping PV and battery assets secure and resilient. This session will address: Digital twins and AI-driven performance optimization for PV and storage Predictive maintenance and advanced analytics in O&M Data integration across development, construction and operations Cybersecurity risks, standards and best practices for connected energy assets

Further Talks of this session:

How to keep solar & storage systems smart, reliable and safe over its lifetime?

Speaker

Lucy Craig
SVP and Head of Growth Strategy, Digital & Data Solutions, Energy Systems
DNV
Norway

To Talk

Beyond Monitoring: How Data Integration Enables Reliable Solar & Storage Performance

Speaker

Swarup Mavanoor
CEO
SenseHawk, Inc.
USA

To Talk

PV Cybersecurity: NIS2 Compliance at Realistic Cost

Speaker

Uri Sadot
Managing Director
SolarDefend
Israel

To Talk

Panel Discussion: Smart, Secure, Scalable: What Will Define the Next Generation of Solar & Storage Asset Management?

To Talk