Featured in The fertile solar crescent – 01-2018

The science of soil

Soiling and solar: No two solar plants are ever the same, and the conditions that can impact energy yield can literally change with the wind. Soiled solar modules had long been considered a minor nuisance for the sector, but as understanding of how soiling affects output improves, so have techniques and technologies to tackle the persistent problem of dirty modules.

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Ian Clover

16 Jan 2018

Muscovite, dolomite, calcite, palygorskite, and quartz: While the words may not be all that familiar, they are the compound names of some of the most commonly found elements on earth, namely – dust particles. Everybody can relate to the dry, scratchy feeling of having a dusty throat, or examining the detritus on the back of …

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