Strategies to Reduce Urban Pollution Effects on Solar Panels: A Review
Urban soiling, consisting of dust, industrial byproducts, and other pollutants, presents a significant risk to the effectiveness and safety of solar energy systems. To achieve the goal of net zero, having renewable energy systems such as solar panels in urban environments can help. This review will...
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| description | Urban soiling, consisting of dust, industrial byproducts, and other pollutants, presents a significant risk to the effectiveness and safety of solar energy systems. To achieve the goal of net zero, having renewable energy systems such as solar panels in urban environments can help. This review will examine the composition and variety of urban soiling and evaluate its impact on PV installation. The study will analyze the efficiency loss attributable to soiling, focusing on its impact on small-scale installations such as rooftops, building integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs), and large-scale urban solar installations. Furthermore, this study will also investigate various developing technologies and strategies to reduce the effects of urban soiling. This encompasses the examination of automated cleaning systems and robotic maintenance, with a specific focus on their potential effectiveness. This review aims to underline the importance of addressing urban soiling within the framework of sustainable urban development and the expansion of solar energy, with further research into the development of soiling mitigation technologies. Finally, soil management and further research gaps will be discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b2f308ca1f6a4e80a2065ee33232ee102025-08-20T03:44:05ZengMDPI AGSolar2673-99412025-03-01511110.3390/solar5010011Strategies to Reduce Urban Pollution Effects on Solar Panels: A ReviewBingying Zheng0Yihua Hu1Mohammed Alkahtani2Department of Engineering, King’s College London, London WC2R 2LS, UKDepartment of Engineering, King’s College London, London WC2R 2LS, UKCollege of Engineering, University of Bisha, Bisha 61922, Saudi ArabiaUrban soiling, consisting of dust, industrial byproducts, and other pollutants, presents a significant risk to the effectiveness and safety of solar energy systems. To achieve the goal of net zero, having renewable energy systems such as solar panels in urban environments can help. This review will examine the composition and variety of urban soiling and evaluate its impact on PV installation. The study will analyze the efficiency loss attributable to soiling, focusing on its impact on small-scale installations such as rooftops, building integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs), and large-scale urban solar installations. Furthermore, this study will also investigate various developing technologies and strategies to reduce the effects of urban soiling. This encompasses the examination of automated cleaning systems and robotic maintenance, with a specific focus on their potential effectiveness. This review aims to underline the importance of addressing urban soiling within the framework of sustainable urban development and the expansion of solar energy, with further research into the development of soiling mitigation technologies. Finally, soil management and further research gaps will be discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9941/5/1/11BIPVPV panelssoil managementurban soiling |
| spellingShingle | Bingying Zheng Yihua Hu Mohammed Alkahtani Strategies to Reduce Urban Pollution Effects on Solar Panels: A Review Solar BIPV PV panels soil management urban soiling |
| title | Strategies to Reduce Urban Pollution Effects on Solar Panels: A Review |
| title_full | Strategies to Reduce Urban Pollution Effects on Solar Panels: A Review |
| title_fullStr | Strategies to Reduce Urban Pollution Effects on Solar Panels: A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strategies to Reduce Urban Pollution Effects on Solar Panels: A Review |
| title_short | Strategies to Reduce Urban Pollution Effects on Solar Panels: A Review |
| title_sort | strategies to reduce urban pollution effects on solar panels a review |
| topic | BIPV PV panels soil management urban soiling |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9941/5/1/11 |
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