DustIQ

Webinar: How to Process and Interpret Soiling Data

PV modules perform best when they are clean. When contamination collects on the surface of modules, sunlight is blocked from reaching the PV cell, thus reducing the amount of electricity...
Solar Energy
DustIQ Soiling Sensor next to PV modules

Soiling Sensor DustIQ: Firmware Update Improves Response and Handling

The pioneering soiling monitoring system Kipp & Zonen DustIQ is becoming even better. From now on, OTT HydroMet provides the DustIQ with a new firmware that simplifies both handling and...
Solar Energy
Soiling Monitoring System DustIQ

Questions & Answers: The Importance of Soiling Monitoring & Mitigation

In June 2021, our Application Development Manager Damon Nitzel participated in a webinar hosted by pv magazine. Joining forces with Troy Morlan of Nor-Cal Controls, and Carla Dawson of Relysm,...
Solar Energy
PV plant

OTT HydroMet’s Solar Energy Insights

Solar Energy has grown out to be one of Kipp & Zonen’s core application markets, but within the OTT HydroMet organization Lufft is also a key supplier to solar energy....
Solar Energy
PV plant

What poses the greatest environmental hazard for solar energy? Dust!

Solar energy has emerged as the best technology in the world for new energy installations, with rapidly spreading global acceptance driven by mega-programs, unbelievably at ever lower costs. Technology advances...
Solar Energy
SmartExplorer

Just released SmartExplorer 2.0.2.0

With the release of SmartExplorer v2020 there is now one software release that supports all Kipp & Zonen Smart instruments and the DustIQ. The manual has been updated and extended to...
Solar Energy
Analysis cloud

Solar modeling and monitoring granularity is increasing

The days of over-designing and over-building solar power plants to make up for unforeseen generation losses are gone. Thanks to the emerging solar strategy of pursuing every tenth of a...
Solar Energy
PV plant

Soiling Measurement is Included in IEC Standard 61724-1

For utility-scale PV plants the Performance Ratio (PR) is an important indicator of the efficiency of all the components used. Factors like solar irradiance, PV module temperature, module orientation, module...
Solar Energy
Jadeite Award

DustIQ wins the Megawatt Jadeite Award at SNEC 2019, Shanghai

From 4 to 6 June 2019, “SNEC2019 International Solar Photovoltaic and Smart Energy (Shanghai) Exhibition and Conference" was successfully held in Shanghai, China. Kipp & Zonen exhibited at SNEC and...
Solar Energy
DustIQ

Updated manual and software for DustIQ

Based on customer feedback we have updated our DustIQ manual and improved the Smart DustIQ Explorer software that is used to perform the setup. The most recent manual now is...
Solar Energy