Techno-economic assessment of soiling losses in CSP and PV solar power plants: A case study for the semi-arid climate of Morocco

Abraim, Mounir; Salihi, Mustapha; Alani, Omaima El; Hanrieder, Natalie; Ghennioui, Hicham; Ghennioui, Abdellatif; Ydrissi, Massaab El; Azouzoute, Alae

doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2022.116285

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“…Moreover, the cleaning frequency must be also determined in conjunction with the cleaning method, which has an important role in enhancing solar plant productivity. In this regard, Picotti et al, 125 Abraim et al, 146 Rohani et al, 147 Chiteka et al 148 and many other researchers have worked to improve the cleaning schedule of the PV panels and CSP mirrors, aiming to achieve maximum power production with low water consumption and cleaning costs. Future work might focus on this subject.…”

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Soiling impact and cleaning techniques for optimizing photovoltaic and concentrated solar power power production: A state-of-the-art review

Benyadry,

Halimi,

Khouya

2024

Energy & Environment

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Nowadays, renewable energies are capturing the world's attention, particularly in light of the phenomenon of climate change and carbon dioxide emissions, which have caused major environmental damage. As a result, many investors have recently focused on developing investments in renewable energy projects worldwide, specifically photovoltaic and concentrated solar power plant projects. These solar technologies are considered among the most profitable solutions for generating power from a natural, free, and unlimited energy source. This review paper discusses one of the most significant issues affecting the performance of these solar systems, which is known as soiling. It has been supported by several studies in various nations with different climatic conditions, which offered accurate empirical data on the degradation rate of photovoltaic and concentrated solar power systems’ production due to the soiling effect. Furthermore, it provides various mitigating soiling ways, including manual and autonomous cleaning methods for both solar technologies. Ultimately, it summarizes each cleaning technique's main advantages and drawbacks, specifying its applicability according to the location characteristics and climatic conditions. Additionally, the review results reported in this work are intriguing enough to warrant further development of concentrated solar power and photovoltaic technologies.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Soiling impact and cleaning techniques for optimizing photovoltaic and concentrated solar power power production: A state-of-the-art review

Benyadry,

Halimi,

Khouya

2024

Energy & Environment

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“…Ilse, Klemens, et al explained that certain types of soiling elements, such as leaves, bird droppings, dirt spots, etc., as shown in Figure 3, can block some cells and thus create hot spots. Hot spots are localized areas on a solar photovoltaic module or panel where excessive heating occurs [60,61].…”

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The Impact of Dust Deposition on PV Panels’ Efficiency and Mitigation Solutions: Review Article

Nezamisavojbolaghi,

Davodian,

Bouich

et al. 2023

Energies

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Conversion efficiency, power production, and cost of PV panels’ energy are remarkably impacted by external factors including temperature, wind, humidity, dust aggregation, and induction characteristics of the PV system such as tilt angle, altitude, and orientation. One of the prominent elements affecting PV panel performance and capability is dust. Nonetheless, dust features including size, shape, type, etc. are geologically known. Several mitigation methods have been studied for the reduction of dust concentration on the exterior face of the PV modules. The outcomes have demonstrated that dust concentration and pollutants remarkably affect the PV panel energy production. This paper reviews the recently developed research on the outcomes of the dust effect on PV panels in different locations and meets the needs of future research on this subject. Moreover, different cleaning methods that could be advantageous for future researchers in opting for the most applicable technique for dust removal are reviewed.

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“…The shift is well motivated considering that reports indicate insufficient durability for the desired 25 year lifetime [33] and annual losses due to soiling reach up to 50% in some cases [34,35]. Additionally, due to their sensitivity to scattering, losses associated with soiling have been shown to be considerably larger for concentrating techniques, like solar collectors, than for PV [36,37].…”

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“…Porous silica coatings attain these properties either intrinsically [33,[55][56][57][58][59][60] or through additives or surface functionalization [24,30,48,49,[61][62][63][64][65][66][67]. Regardless, these coatings reduce dirt accumulation and associated transmittance losses [35] as well as the need for active cleaning [36]. Furthermore, if combined with tracking [68], nighttime flip [69] or dust screens [56], the effect of soiling is significantly reduced.…”

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Durability of Antireflective Sio2 Coatings with Closed Pore Structure

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Karlsson²,

Järn³

et al. 2023

Preprint

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Techno-economic assessment of soiling losses in CSP and PV solar power plants: A case study for the semi-arid climate of Morocco

Cited by 37 publications

References 60 publications

Soiling impact and cleaning techniques for optimizing photovoltaic and concentrated solar power power production: A state-of-the-art review

Soiling impact and cleaning techniques for optimizing photovoltaic and concentrated solar power power production: A state-of-the-art review

The Impact of Dust Deposition on PV Panels’ Efficiency and Mitigation Solutions: Review Article

Durability of Antireflective Sio2 Coatings with Closed Pore Structure

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