Much solar energy is lost due to defective, degraded, misaligned or dusty panels. Israel’s RayCatch – one of World Economic Forum’s 61 Technology Pioneers (see here) uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to diagnose and optimize solar farms. RayCatch has just raised $4.5 million of funds.
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