Every kind of plant soils differently
Utility-scale PV, C&I rooftops, wind farms and CSP plants each have their own soiling, access and water problems. Here is how we approach each.
Four kinds of plant
Four plants, four soiling problems
What soils the glass, how it is cleaned and which Chemitek product leads, at a glance. Each page goes into the detail.
Utility-scale solar
Clean on your soiling rate, tariff and water, not a fixed calendar.- What soils it
- Dust, sand and bird droppings
- How it’s cleaned
- Robots, tractors and crews
- Lead product
- Antistatic Solar Armor 2.0
C&I rooftops & carports
Rooftops and carports near cities and industry, cleaned within the maker’s rules.- What soils it
- Cement, soot, droppings and lichen
- How it’s cleaned
- Crews by hand or water-fed pole
- Lead product
- Solar Wash Protect
Wind farms
Is the blade dirty or damaged? Contamination cleans off; erosion needs repair.- What soils it
- Insects, oil, soot and dust
- How it’s cleaned
- By drone, with the turbine stopped
- Lead product
- Drone Wind Turbine Cleaning Agent
CSP mirror fields
Mirror reflectance balanced against the water in the plant’s licence.- What soils it
- Desert dust on the mirrors
- How it’s cleaned
- Jetwash or brush
- Lead product
- Mirtek
