Researchers studying PV panels in Chile’s hyper-arid Atacama Desert found that cemented soiling can cause annual energy losses of up to 9.8%. Their combined field and laboratory work shows that dry ...
Soiling on solar installations costs the global solar industry annual revenue losses totaling billions of euros, according to a fact sheet published by the IEA-PVPS. The fact sheet explains that ...
Soiling from dust and other particles is one of the biggest causes of PV underperformance worldwide. Image: Kiwa PI Berlin. Soiling-related losses are among the most serious threats to PV performance.