pv magazine Webinar | Predictable profitability: The importance of soiling monitoring & mitigation

Initiative partner: OTT HydroMet

PV module soiling presents a very real and tangible opportunity: recoverable production loss. Historically Solar panel cleaning has been an afterthought in project planning and O&M, often resulting in site cleanings scheduled at arbitrary intervals or based on visual inspection.

Proper soiling monitoring and mitigation can significantly reduce maintenance costs and improve the return on investment (ROI) of the solar farm. Unlike well understood parameters such as irradiance and temperature, variations in soiling type and rate (both inter- and intra- site) make it difficult to precisely measure module soiling. Soiling sensors provide critical site-specific data that enables asset managers and site operators to evaluate the optimal approach for both cleaning method and cleaning frequency.

In this pv magazine Webinar, presenters Damon Nitzel, Troy Morlan, and Carla Dawson share their expertise in environmental monitoring, SCADA integration, and solar panel cleaning using robotics and automation to increase awareness of soiling losses and emphasize the importance of long-term considerations during development.

pv magazine Webinar content:
• The role of soiling in underperformance
• Optimizing mitigation strategies
• Monitoring technologies
• Designing sites with cleaning in mind
• Q&A

Questions can be submitted beforehand or during the webinar through a chat window. Tim Sylvia from pv magazine USA will be the moderator of this webinar.

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This webinar was recorded on 16. Juni 2021.