With a growing black market in solar panels, solar farms in remote locations are vulnerable to vandalism and theft.
With a growing black market in solar panels, solar farms in remote locations are vulnerable to vandalism and theft.
2 Pageswww.vumii.com * info@vumii.com Vumii thermal security cameras, coupled with video management software, enable security teams to detect, recognize and identify possible threats. SCENARIO The black market for solar panels is booming, particularly in Europe. It’s a lucrative business — thieves sell the panels to nearby Eastern European countries, where strong demand has been created due to new feed-in laws. The theft of thermal collectors from a solar array impacts electricity production and are costly to replace. Faced with ongoing vandalism and break-in attempts, one of Europe’s largest solar farm operators sought an effective, all- weather, round-the-clock site monitoring solution for a number of their solar facilities across the country. Because the solar farms are situated
