How They Clean Those Gigantic Solar Energy Plants

The world ’s largest solar plantssure face astonishing , but for those with inquisitive intellect they heighten one big question : how the underworld do they keep all those panel clean ? Nowadays , using robots likethis !

This TV indicate the newly installed robotic cleanup organisation at Ketura Sun Solar Park . Until now , the panels covering the 20 - acre site were only clean about nine sentence a year — a laborious task , performed infrequently due to expense — which in turn led to sub - optimal plant efficiency .

Now , though , a robotic United States Army — designed and made by Israel - ground Ecoppia — cloud over the panel to keep them clean . The 100 centrally insure automatons correct to exercise at nighttime , using microfiber pads and controlled air flows to push dirt from the Earth’s surface of the solar panels . The robots move up and down their own aluminum frames to avoid load the panels , and during the twenty-four hours they sit at the bottom and charge using electrical energy generated by the plant . So , now you know . [ Eccopia ]