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The AlwaysClean project will establish laboratory scale verification & field evaluation that a durable easy clean
coating for solar PV market can be achieved by the use of novel nanostructured additives. This coating will
improve the operational PV performance by preventing dirt and grime accumulation on solar PV modules &
reducing or eliminating the associated drop in power output (typically up to 10-20%, global reports data). This
loss of energy has a direct impact on energy security & leading to a higher overall cost of solar energy per KWh.
As durable highly repellent coatings are not commercially available today, current solutions involve periodic
washing of the PV surface, using clean water which is an inefficient use of this precious resource. Cleaning also
introduces damage into the surface reducing long-term performance. The coating developed under the Energy
Catalyst 2 project SOLplus reduces the accumulation of contaminants & will help to achieve a secure PV energy
capability. The AlwaysClean project will enable the growth of a technology that increases the potential for
reliable & robust, uninterrupted PV energy generation that can be brought to developing countries.
| OPUS MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES LTD. | LEAD_ORG |
| CORNELIUS SPECIALITIES LIMITED | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| TWI LIMITED | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| ABOVE SURVEYING LTD | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| OPUS MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES LTD. | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
Subjects by relevance
- Solar energy
- Nanostructures
Extracted key phrases
- Uninterrupted PV energy generation
- Secure PV energy
- Laboratory scale verification
- Alwaysclean project
- Solar PV market
- Solar PV module
- Operational PV performance
- PV surface
- Solar energy
- Project solplus
- AlwaysClean
- Durable easy clean
- Amp
- Energy security
- Repellent coating