Energy supplier E.ON is carrying out quicker home technical surveys for their suitability for sustainable solutions using drone technology.
With the technology, customers’ homes can now be assessed for their suitability for solar panels and insulation fitted under floors, on solid walls, within cavity walls, under roofs or inside lofts, in less than an hour.
E.ON’s drone pilot surveyors, using body-worn mobile laser scanners and thermal analysis, can produce accurate and immediate information, which is then combined with drone images of the property’s roof and surrounding area.
The data is then stored, removing the need for subsequent visits to the same property if further improvement work is later carried out.
Michael Lewis, CEO of E.ON UK, said: “This is, in effect, a home and energy health assessment – done by drones in under an hour and giving an inside-out image of all the areas where we can improve energy efficiency and make homes more comfortable for customers, as well as helping to reduce bills and carbon emissions.
“Something like 19 million homes across the country are in urgent need of improvement but we know homeowners can often be left confused by the range of energy saving options. Our eye in the sky drone technology gives an accurate and speedy assessment of the most suitable and sustainable technologies.”
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