Vuzix smart glasses for solar and renewable energy manufacturing

What the demo shows

Vuzix AR smart glasses applied to solar panel manufacturing and solar sites. Six use cases cover panel cleaning, finding panels on site, remote factory acceptance tests, SOPs, audits and breakdowns. Our AR solutions are developed in collaboration with Vuzix, a maker of hands-free smart glasses.

Who it is for

Operations, maintenance, quality and engineering heads at renewable energy manufacturers and solar plant operators who want fewer site visits and better compliance.

How it works

Solar panel soiling detection

AI assesses how clean each panel is, highlights soiled areas and calculates the effect on efficiency. AR overlays guide cleaning teams and suggest the best cleaning method.

Geo-tagged guidance

Staff scan an RFID tag or QR code to identify a panel instantly and see its maintenance and performance data. The glasses guide them through the site and highlight safety hazards.

Remote factory acceptance tests (FAT)

Tests are live-streamed so customers can watch and take part remotely, with test instructions and digital checklists in view, and visual feedback and documentation for remote supervisors.

SOP guidance

SOPs and instructional videos appear in view, with real-time safety warnings and live help from remote experts. Actions and deviations are logged automatically.

Virtual audits

Auditors watch operations live, direct teams to check specific functions and give real-time feedback, with guidance documents to hand.

Maintenance and breakdowns

Engineers get real-time installation and repair instructions, overlays of machine components and interactive models, and a link to experts anywhere in the world.

The glasses

The Vuzix M400 is designed for all-day wear, with an OLED display, auto-focus camera and built-in scanner, Qualcomm XR1 processor, hot-swappable batteries, multilingual voice control and left or right eye use. The Vuzix Blade 2 adds full-colour waveguide projection, UV-protection lenses with ANSI Z87.1 certification, an autofocus HD camera for streaming, stereo speakers with noise-cancelling microphones, and 5.0 and 2.4GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Where it is used

In renewable energy manufacturing and on solar sites. Connecting remote experts digitally reduces travel, site visits and the number of engineers needed on site, and guided SOPs help teams follow processes and safety standards. Each solution can be tailored to the site.

Talk to our team to see the renewable energy demo.