Due to long-term outdoor operations, mirror surfaces of heliostats are liable to accumulate dust, and cleanliness drops rapidly. Therefore, CSP plants should be equipped with efficient heliostat cleaning equipment. At present, most CSP plants in the world adopt manual or mechanical arm cleaning vehicles, which have high operation and maintenance costs and low cleaning efficiency.
Innovations in automated cleaning solutions will significantly assist in higher efficiency and lower costs of maintaining CSP systems
Source: SolarPaces
Source: INSHIP, an EU funded research program
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