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Jun 2022
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Harnessing the Power of Drones and AI to...

Daniel Faggella
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Today’s guest is Nick Pilkington, CTO of DroneDeploy. We’re focusing on clean energy in this episode, and Nick walks us through how artificial intelligence is becoming more relevant in the renewable energy sector. He goes in-depth about where drones and AI serve to improve processes and safety for residential solar and EV charging companies. In the past five years, there’s been a lot of change in the energy sector, and Nick provides his perspective on where the future is taking us, including what kinds of new capabilities drones and machine learning can bring to bear. This episode is brought to you by DroneDeploy. To learn more about Emerj Media and how to reach our global executive audience, visit emerj.com/ad1.

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