Automated Solar Panel Cleaning Market Analysis

Automated Solar Panel Cleaning Market Analysis

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The wet cleaning process utilizes de-mineralized water and certain chemicals for its operations and is exhibiting a steady market acceptance due to its effectiveness for cleaning panels with high soiling. The technology has been in the cleaning industry since the advent of solar panels and are highly adopted across residential, commercial, industrial, and utility applications. It is the leading technology owing to its efficient cleaning operations, resulting in considerable improvement in power generation. However, the growing concerns toward water scarcity across almost every corner of the world and ongoing measures to limit water wastage have shifted the focus toward improvised methods that optimize its usage.
 

In some areas, water accessibility is severely limited and can be procured at high costs. In addition, water-based cleaning is prohibited by local authorities as it puts a strain on groundwater supplies in the long run, providing a thrust to the automated solar panel cleaning market growth. The substantial growth of this technology is further attributed to the ongoing advancements including the introduction of portable robots, drones, and high voltage-based systems that will streamline and improve the overall maintenance of solar panels.
 

The solar panel cleaning services across industrial and utility scale solar installations have significantly been influenced by government targets & mandates in line with COP 21 & COP 24 and energy optimization. The growing emphasis toward curtailing emissions from power generating plants and large industries poses a huge potential for solar PV deployment that will drive automated solar panel cleaning market. The emphasis of industries and utilities is growing toward water-free technologies that will cost-effectively maximize the performance of these installations.
 

Additionally, the use of advanced monitoring units to evaluate the plant performance together with rising concerns to increase the use of non-fossil-based power generation will foster the business growth. Large scale solar farms that are in operations for a few years do not provide optimal power output, causing problem for the farm owners. Facilities located in dry climates or near coastal areas, agricultural land, volcanoes, industrial areas or bird flight paths experience immediate output loss owing to contaminant accumulation on panels.
 

Asia Pacific automated solar panel cleaning market size exceeded USD 1.4 billion by 2032. China is one of the largest investors in clean energy across the world and is on pace to make considerable solar capacity additions in the coming years. The nation has observe appreciable growth in distributed solar projects led by Jinko Solar and Trina Solar. The rapid solar deployment has created growing grid congestion issues. The economic state witnessed a deterioration in 2015. Subsidies and production curtailment continue to hinder the China solar industry.
 

Despite the appreciable solar irradiance, a few regions are yet to adopt solar technology. The Middle East subject to high-end dependency on conventional generation units along with Africa lacking in effective grid infrastructure and investments initially faced issues in renewable adoption. Similarly, the growing awareness across the globe coupled with the rising environmental constraints has compelled regulators across the region to adopt sustainable energy networks in recent years.