It took me that much time to discover why we weren’t cleaning the panels. We get little rain from April to November. During that time, dust settled on the panels and reduced their efficiency.

Solar panels shouldn’t be left dirty. Pollen, rainwater, dirt, bird waste, foliage, debris, and pollutants like wildfire smoke can build up over time and may reduce nearly half the energy yield ...

A Jordanian research team has designed a cleaning technique for solar modules that uses static electricity to remove dust from panel surfaces. The system features an electrostatic ionizer that ...

Self-cleaning technologies have been explored previously. However, most of the time these studied focused on the ability to expel water from surfaces. In parts of the world which use solar panels ...

It is no secret that grime, dust, and other debris on your solar panels make them less efficient, which translates into power loss. That is why cleaning them on a regular basis is essential to ...

Working with NASA, study leader Malay K. Mazumder, Ph.D and colleagues, from Boston University, initially developed the self-cleaning solar panel technology for use in lunar and Mars missions.