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After a light skim, this seems like a good match; the land/area isn't used for much else anyway and since PV installations are usually devoid of humans and engi
by oneplane 8y ago
After a light skim, this seems like a good match; the land/area isn't used for much else anyway and since PV installations are usually devoid of humans and engines it wouldn't be a bad idea to roll this out on a larger scale.
- corint 8y agoAbsolutely agreed, I am struggling to think of many downsides. Maybe some wasps or bees start a nest near a panel meaning it's difficult to clean the panel? Hopefully the nest gets left alone & the efficiency lost is tolerated, to let the bees/wasps live.
- asdf333 8y agoeven if they had to clear the ones near the panels it sound slike a huge bet win
- ogrisel 8y agoPanel cleaning can be done by robots, no?
- wongarsu 8y agoI expect in 10-20 years most panel cleaning is done by robots similar to window cleaning robots, with small ramps allowing the robots easy traversal over the whole installation. The technology is directly transferable from vacuum robots and window cleaning robots, with the added benefit of knowing the geometry in advance.
- philipkglass 8y agoYes. Here's a video of one in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b2bnYbkxq0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b2bnYbkxq0
- ghtrytttttnsa 8y agoWasp are f*ckers who deserve no sympathy (not saying that they should not even exist, but they really don't need any sympathy), bees are the good guys. For example, wasps destroy bee colonies.