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Robotic Solar Module Cleaning Firm Sunpure Secures ¥100 Million in Series A Funding

China-based robotic solar module cleaning solutions firm Sunpure announced that it has completed its Series A funding round of ¥100 million (~$676,221) led by Hengxu...

January 24, 2024

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Renewable Energy
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Solar Panel Efficiency Drops by 15% During Peak Pollen Season Despite Rains

Pollen coating can reduce the performance of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, and rains are not enough to wash them away, according to a report by National Renewable...

December 26, 2023

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Solar PV Soiling Likely to Cut 4-5% of Energy Production Worldwide in 2023

The soiling of solar photovoltaic systems from dust and snow could lead to a loss of €4-7 ($4.3-7.6 billion) in 2023 which is equivalent to a 4-5% loss in energy...

January 13, 2023

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Sumit Jha

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Scientists Use Machine Learning to Schedule Off-Grid Solar Module Cleaning

A group of scientists have developed a new low-cost machine learning technology to run scheduled cleaning of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules installed in remote...

October 3, 2020

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Rahul Nair

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Off-grid

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