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Does anyone know what is the way to deal with dust and bird poo? I can imagine that the panels get dirty over the years which reduces their efficiency more than
by polskibus 8y ago
Does anyone know what is the way to deal with dust and bird poo? I can imagine that the panels get dirty over the years which reduces their efficiency more than standard wear (less sunlight reaching the important layers). Is that accounted for in the numbers? Is there a study that provides insight on the maintenance required to run PV plant over 30yrs?
- Kenji 8y agoA whole lot of rain will pour down on those panels every year. You should be fine unless you live in a really dry and dusty area. Or if you have trees overhead which leave sticky leaves on your roof.
- dver 8y agoInvolved in large scale, long term solar testing in the past: I was almost always better to let the rain clean the panels in the field, even in some pretty dusty and arid climates. The deciding factor was usually the labor cost of the cleaning. (Think very depressed labor prices) Even then the risk of damage from the cleaning ops might sway away from manual cleaning.
- ISL 8y agoSoap and water?
- NegativeLatency 8y agoWater and a soft brush on a stick would probably work
- kdmytro 8y agoRain?
- gwbas1c 8y agoUpvoted. I watched my panels turn yellow from pollen a few weeks ago. It all washed away in the rain. Granted, I live in an area where we get rain on a regular basis.