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Advanced aerial thermography with drones

Drones based thermography combines drones, thermal imaging and software to identify and report mo...

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Inverter repowering for solar PV power plants

Solar repowering replaces old components of the solar power plant, which are outdated, old or dam...

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Anti-reflective coatings

Anti-reflection coatings on solar cells are similar to those used on other optical equipment such...

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Robotic panel washing

Robotic cleaning technology is improving cleaning efficiency and eliminating the need for water, ...

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Diagnosing and correcting solar tracker problems

Solar panel tracking solutions are a more advanced technology for mounting photovoltaic panels. S...

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Diagnosing and correcting soiling problems for solar panels

Soiling from dust and particulate matter buildup on a module’s surface is estimated to redu...

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Anti-soiling coatings

Soiling - the accumulation of dust and sand -- on solar power reflectors and photovoltaic cells i...

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Dry solar panel cleaning by robots

The challenge of mitigating power loss in solar photovoltaic (PV) systems—due to dust&mdash...

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Cell string optimizers for improving also the reliability of the modules

Solar cell-string optimizers are integrated DC-DC converters that perform maximum power point tra...

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Use of machine learning (ML) and analytics for PV installations

The rooftop solar assessment process can be time consuming and expensive, taking anywhere between...

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Use of satellite forecasting intelligence to improve performance of solar power plants

Penetration of solar energy into main grid has gradually increased in recent years due to a growi...

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Innovations in string inverters, microinverters and power optimizers

Given their potential to result in higher overall yield for the solar power plants, both string a...

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Robotic Mower

The potential market for robotic mowers to be deployed at ground-mount solar systems is growing g...

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Anti PID solutions for solar power plants

Potential induced degradation (PID) is a phenomenon that has only recently become a concern in th...

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Solar module coolants including the use of PV-Thermal systems

The electrical efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) cell is adversely affected by the significant incr...

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Smart communication technology for efficient solar power plant operations

Recent trends in the technology utilised within the solar power industry are providing more easil...

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Waterless cleaning of solar modules

Water crisis is causing problems worldwide more so in the times of the coronavirus pandemic when ...

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Data analytics to improve solar power plant asset performance

Utility scale solar power plants comprise thousands or even tens of thousands of solar panels. Th...

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Predictive analytics and maintenance using AI and BD

Predictive maintenance is emerging as an essential tool to keep high technical and economic perfo...

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Digital twin platform for real-time monitoring

The concept of digital twins was originally applied to complex production systems such as aircraf...

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Module level power electronics to remotely monitor and troubleshoot at the the level of the solar module

Module-level monitoring benefits are present for both preventive and corrective maintenance. Such...

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