Up-to-date literature review on Solar PV systems: Technology progress, market status and R&D

A Allouhi, S Rehman, MS Buker, Z Said - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) technologies have achieved commercial acceptance, technological
maturity and foresee a leading role in the current energy transition to combat the adverse …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced cooling techniques of PV modules: A state of art

P Dwivedi, K Sudhakar, A Soni, E Solomin… - Case studies in thermal …, 2020 - Elsevier
The efficiency of solar systems, in particular photovoltaic panels, is generally low. The output
of the PV module is adversely affected by their surface rise in temperature. This increase is …

[HTML][HTML] Soiling effect in solar energy conversion systems: A review

R Conceicao, J Gonzalez-Aguilar, AA Merrouni… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review provides a comprehensive, detailed description and contextualization of soiling
research evolution in the solar energy field throughout time. The analysis consists of past …

A review of self-cleaning technology to reduce dust and ice accumulation in photovoltaic power generation using superhydrophobic coating

Y Wu, J Du, G Liu, D Ma, F Jia, JJ Klemeš, J Wang - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) power has become one of the most important methods of electricity
generation using renewable sources to progress towards carbon emissions neutrality …

Air pollution and soiling implications for solar photovoltaic power generation: A comprehensive review

Z Song, J Liu, H Yang - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar photovoltaic (PV) is a promising and highly cost-competitive technology for
sustainable power supply, enjoying a continuous global installation growth supported by the …

Experimental investigations for dust build-up on low-iron glass exterior and its effects on the performance of solar PV systems

PK Enaganti, A Bhattacharjee, A Ghosh… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The performance of solar photovoltaic (SPV) power plants is adversely affected by soiling
losses caused by natural dust deposition on the module surface. The size and density of …

Techno-economic assessment of soiling losses in CSP and PV solar power plants: A case study for the semi-arid climate of Morocco

M Abraim, M Salihi, O El Alani, N Hanrieder… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Many sites suitable for photovoltaic (PV), concentrated solar power (CSP) or hybrid CSP/PV
plants are located in the desert or arid and semi-arid areas, where they can suffer from …

The experimental analysis of dust deposition effect on solar photovoltaic panels in Iran's desert environment

SA Sadat, J Faraji, M Nazififard, A Ketabi - … Energy Technologies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Since soiling is a site-specific problem, this paper for the first time performs controlled
experiments to determine the characteristics of a dust sample from the desert region of Iran …

Modelling photovoltaic soiling losses through optical characterization

GP Smestad, TA Germer, H Alrashidi, EF Fernández… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The accumulation of soiling on photovoltaic (PV) modules affects PV systems worldwide.
Soiling consists of mineral dust, soot particles, aerosols, pollen, fungi and/or other …

Recent progress on transparent and self-cleaning surfaces by superhydrophobic coatings deposition to optimize the cleaning process of solar panels

B Nomeir, S Lakhouil, S Boukheir, MA Ali… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Superhydrophobic transparent coatings have recently gained significant attention in the
solar energy field due to their ease of preparation, low cost, self-cleaning process, and high …