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Harsh lands: Solar in desert environments

Module testing, durability and performance: With extreme light, heat and dust, desert environments can present big challenges for PV power plants. While these challenges can be met and overcome, PV projects in arid regions require additional consideration and a careful approach to maintenance.

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pv magazine

07 Jan 2016

In many ways, deserts are the perfect places for solar PV. The regions with the highest levels of sunlight, including the Atacama in Chile, the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts in North America and the Sahara and the Arabian Desert – are all highly arid. This means not only higher annual production, but more regular production …

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