For solar projects around the world, soiling losses add up to billions of dollars every year. Solutions are available in the form of various anti-soiling coatings and cleaning methods, but the cost of implementing these needs to be carefully weighed against the losses caused by soiling – which can be more complex than it sounds.
In this webinar, we’ll discuss the realities of operating PV projects under different soiling conditions, and hear the asset manager’s perspective on performance losses, where they come from and what they cost.
Bruno Queiroz, Chief Operating Officer at Chemitek, will share insights from conversations with asset managers responsible for several hundred megawatts of PV installed across Europe and Asia. And he’ll share data from a long-term outdoor study conducted at Green Energy Park, Ben Guerir, Morocco.
Swapnil Papinwar, CEO of Technocorn Technical Services, will also join to share insights on modelling PV performance, isolating the effects of soiling, and making effective use of measures like anti-soiling coatings and manual or automated cleaning.
Webinar content:
- Performance losses and what they cost
- Quantifying soiling and assessing cleaning economics
- Case study & field evidence
- Q&A
Speakers
Bruno Queiroz is COO at Chemitek, a leading manufacturer of soiling mitigation and cleaning solutions for the solar industry, present in 70+ countries. He leads the company’s global operations and strategy, aligning cross-functional teams to drive business growth and operational excellence. A mechanical engineer by training, he brings a systemic view of the business across functions. In this webinar he connects field performance with the return on recovering soiling losses.
Swapnil Papinwar is a Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency & Sustainability entrepreneur with a Mechanical Engineering background and 15+ years of experience across supply chain, operations and sustainability. He has built businesses spanning solar monitoring, O&M and energy efficiency, with 600+ monitoring projects and 150+ MW of C&I solar under management. An ESCO, he is hands-on, innovation-driven, client- and people-focused, committed to building trusted companies where people love to work.
Rui Pereira is a Senior Project Manager at aventron AG with an electrical engineering background and expertise in photovoltaic project development, asset management and operational optimisation. He combines technical knowledge with project management and commercial insight to improve plant performance and create long-term value across the solar asset lifecycle.
Moderator
Mark Hutchins is Magazine Director. He joined pv magazine in September 2016 as production editor of the monthly global title. Mark also works online reporting on upstream technology and markets, as well as newly emerging solar regions.