Characterizing soiling losses for photovoltaic systems in dry climates: A case study in Cyprus

Lopez‐Lorente, Javier; Polo, Jesús; Martín-Chivelet, Nuria; Norton, Matthew; Livera, Andreas; Makrides, George; Georghiou, George E.

doi:10.1016/j.solener.2023.03.034

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“…The developed ELM model was found to forecast the PCE with an accuracy translated by an R2 of 91.4%, thus proposing an optimized cleaning frequency every two weeks. Lopez-Lorente and coworkers [149] focused their study on Cyprus, where an outdoor soiling test-bench was assessed for a continuous period of two years. A seasonally dependent soiling rate ranging from 0.039 to 0.535%/day was pointed out.…”

Section: Renewable Energy and Soiling Within The Gulf Cooperation Cou...mentioning

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A Comprehensive Review of a Decade of Field PV Soiling Assessment in QEERI’s Outdoor Test Facility in Qatar: Learned Lessons and Recommendations

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Soiling of photovoltaic (PV) modules is a major issue due to its critical impact on PV performance and reliability, especially in the desert and arid regions such as the state of Qatar. Soiling frequently results in a severe reduction in PV power generation, which drastically affects the economical profitability of the PV plant, and therefore, must be mitigated. The most common way of mitigating PV soiling is surface cleaning. However, the latter could consequently increase the associated operation and maintenance (O&M) cost of the PV site. However, previous studies indicated that even if the best-optimized cleaning schemes are used, the actual global solar-power production can still be reduced by about 4%, which is associated with at least EUR 5 billion in annual revenue losses worldwide. This loss is expected to reach a conservative value of EUR 7 billion in 2023. Accordingly, investigating the interplayed physics phenomena related to the various soiling processes, the site-specific O&M costs, along with a techno-economical assessment of state-of-the-art soiling mitigation strategies (including innovative anti-soiling coating materials) is of paramount importance. The goal of this comprehensive report is to provide the solar community at large, and those focusing on the desert environment in particular, with real field measurements that provide key findings and challenges in addressing soiling research obtained from multiyear testing at the Outdoor Test Facility (OTF) field station, located in the desert environment of the city of Doha, in the state of Qatar.

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Section: Renewable Energy and Soiling Within The Gulf Cooperation Cou...mentioning

confidence: 99%

A Comprehensive Review of a Decade of Field PV Soiling Assessment in QEERI’s Outdoor Test Facility in Qatar: Learned Lessons and Recommendations

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Effect of dust accumulation on the performance of photovoltaic modules for different climate regions

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Yousif,

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et al. 2023

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Photovoltaic soiling loss in Europe: Geographical distribution and cleaning recommendations

Fernández Solas,

Riedel-Lyngskær,

Hanrieder

et al. 2025

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Characterizing soiling losses for photovoltaic systems in dry climates: A case study in Cyprus

Cited by 8 publications

References 60 publications

A Comprehensive Review of a Decade of Field PV Soiling Assessment in QEERI’s Outdoor Test Facility in Qatar: Learned Lessons and Recommendations

A Comprehensive Review of a Decade of Field PV Soiling Assessment in QEERI’s Outdoor Test Facility in Qatar: Learned Lessons and Recommendations

Effect of dust accumulation on the performance of photovoltaic modules for different climate regions

Photovoltaic soiling loss in Europe: Geographical distribution and cleaning recommendations

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