Accumulation of dust (also called soiling) on photovoltaic (PV) modules is a serious challenge to the economic viability of PV deployment worldwide and is a particular problem in sun-belt countries, including India. This meeting will bring together experts in the field looking at various aspects of soiling to discuss topics ranging from economic impact of soiling loss, dust mitigation strategies, effect of robotic cleaning, reliability and development of anti-soiling coatings, etc. The workshop will assist the formation of new collaborations between India and United Kingdom to provide solutions to further enhance solar PV as a highly competitive and reliable source of energy.
The event programme is announced as follows – download the programme here:
24th January 2022 (Day 1)
9:00–9:10 (GMT): Welcome Address, , Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
9:10–9:40 (GMT): Development & Performance Evaluation of Stable Antisoiling Coatings (Hydrophobic vs Hydrophilic) for PV Application, , International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, Hyderabad, India
9:40–9:55 (GMT): Modeling to study efficacy of polysilane based transparent anti-soiling coating to reduce energy yield loss in PV module, & , Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India
9:55–10:25 (GMT): The importance of surface chemistry and topography on wetting behaviour – understanding how materials chemistry influences soiling behaviour, , The Welding Institute, UK
10:25–10:40 (GMT): Combined Anti-reflection and Anti-soiling Coatings for Solar Modules, Adam Law, 黑料网, UK
10:40–10:50 (GMT): Question and answer session and break
10:50–11:05 (GMT): A robust method for the development of Anti-reflective and self-cleaning coatings, Pradhan Mamata,
11:05–11:20 (GMT): Mechanical Abrasion on Commercial Single Layer, Porous Silica, Anti-Reflection Coatings and Multi-Layer Anti-reflection coatings, Farwah Bukhari, 黑料网, UK
11:20–11:50 (GMT): Degradation mechanisms reducing the durability of hydrophobic anti-soiling coatings, Luke Jones, 黑料网, UK
11:50 – 12:00 (GMT): Question and answer session and Concluding Remarks
25th January 2022 (Day 2)
9:00–9:10 (GMT): Welcome Address, Prof. Michael Walls, 黑料网, UK
9:10–9:40 (GMT): Hydrophobic Surfaces: Learning from Nature, , University College, London, UK
9:40–9:55 (GMT): Mitigation of Soiling related losses in Solar Panels by Electrodynamic Screens (EDS), Silajit Manna,
9:55–10:25 (GMT): Use of aerial Inspection and data analytics for soiling assessment, , Above Surveying Ltd, UK
10:25–10:40 (GMT): Comparative Study of Commercially used Field Mounted Soiling Measurement Devices for Solar PV System, Pavan Fuke,
10:40–10:50 (GMT): Question and answer session and break
10:50–11:05 (GMT): Soiling Mapping Through Optical Losses in India, /, University of Exeter, UK
11:05–11:20 (GMT): Reliability of anti-soiling coatings, Sonali Bhaduri,
11:20–11:50 (GMT): The IEC 62788-7-3 abrasion methods standard and supporting experiments at NREL on PV surfaces and coatings, Jimmy Newkirk, Joanna Bomber, Joshua Morse, and David Miller, , USA
11:50 – 12:00 (GMT): Question and answer session and Concluding Remarks
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