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Re:$22B project to provide 8% of UK energy via undersea cabl... by dymk on Friday March 10, 2023 @11:03AM (#35096144)
solar panels have been being swept with brooms for decades, it works fine
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Re:$22B project to provide 8% of UK energy via undersea cabl... by jimmydorry on Sunday March 12, 2023 @10:24PM (#35130062)
Yeah, and as far as I am aware, they are all kept clean with water. I'm not aware of a single installation that isn't hooked up to water facilities, let alone plonked down in the middle of a desert.
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Re:$22B project to provide 8% of UK energy via undersea cabl... by dymk on Sunday March 12, 2023 @11:52PM (#35130782)
I'm really not sure why you think washing them with water is vital to make a solar installation worthwhile. Panels have been getting / are dirt cheap, efficiencies have been going up, and that trend will continue for a long time. If $ cost to wash is more than $ increase from cleaner panels, we won't wash them.
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