British industrial coating specialists Opus Materials Technologies Ltd has secured close to £1million ($1.3 million) in funding from Innovate UK to validate and test the industrial rollout of a durable, self-clean coating, developed to optimize energy production of solar PV panels.
Opus, together with consortium partner Above Surveying Ltd, experts in aerial surveying using thermographic cameras and flight data logging equipment, are measuring and monitoring the impact extreme weather conditions have on the performance of this novel new coating, by conducting field trials in adverse geographical locations. Other members of the industrial consortium partners include TWI Ltd, Loughborough University and Cornelius Specialities Ltd.
The new coating technology, branded as »Solar Sharc«, shall eliminate surface contamination problems caused by salt, dirt, dust or ash because it removes the need for manual cleaning. Furthermore, its chemical composition, which produces a lotus leaf effect, shall repel external pollutants.
According to Opus, industry research has already proven that the accumulation of dirt and soiling on solar modules deployed in solar farms can reduce their power output by up to 50 percent per month. Such energy losses have »a direct impact on O&M costs and they are reducing the perceived benefits of investing in solar energy in the developing world.«
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