{"id":1022301,"date":"2023-06-06T08:49:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T06:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.otthydromet.com\/?p=1022301"},"modified":"2023-10-17T15:41:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T13:41:42","slug":"podcast-introduction-to-soiling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.otthydromet.com\/en\/podcast-introduction-to-soiling\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Introduction to PV Soiling &#8211; Background, Impact, and Treatment Options"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1022301\" class=\"elementor elementor-1022301\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd38a1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd38a1c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dcd95e\" data-id=\"7dcd95e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee5a71 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ee5a71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dirty PV modules generate less energy than clean ones. This phenomenon called \u201csoiling\u201d sums up to losses of several billion dollars every year. Cleaning increases efficiency, but comes at a cost, too. So, finding the right cleaning schedule and method is key to a higher profitability.<\/p><p>In this episode of OTT CAST, we discuss the different sources of soiling and how it is impacting solar energy generation. Marc Korevaar, scientist, and Sajad Badalkhani, Technical Support &amp; Services Manager, present solutions to measure the degree and take actions based on solid data.<\/p><p>Tune in and learn about:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Impact of soiling on solar energy generation, leading to losses of several billions of dollars every year<\/li><li>Different kinds of soiling, from sand to dust to leaves to pollen and bird droppings<\/li><li>The measurement principle of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.otthydromet.com\/en\/p-kippzonen-soiling-measurement-system\/0386915?utm_source=soilinpodcast&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=2342_ott_c-solared\">Kipp &amp; Zonen soiling monitoring system DustIQ<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>In case the embedded player does not appear, listen to the episode on Buzzsprout via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ottcast.buzzsprout.com\/1591498\/12965692-ep-21-introduction-to-pv-soiling-background-impact-and-treatment-options\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a8ea49 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a8ea49\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b38d9c1\" data-id=\"b38d9c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec2214c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ec2214c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-12965692\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1591498\/12965692-ep-21-introduction-to-pv-soiling-background-impact-and-treatment-options.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-12965692&player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af6903 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6af6903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Further reading<\/h4><ul><li>OTT HydroMet Blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.otthydromet.com\/en\/soiling-sensor-dustiq-firmware-update-improves-response-and-handling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Firmware Update Improves Response and Handling of DustIQ<\/a><\/li><li>PV Magazine: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pv-magazine.com\/2023\/01\/17\/soiling-a-multibillion-dollar-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soiling \u2013 a multi-billion dollar issue<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13a0be9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13a0be9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b41ea7\" data-id=\"5b41ea7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc354a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccc354a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Interested in learning more about the <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kipp &amp; Zonen DustIQ<\/span> soiling monitoring system and how it can boost the performance of your solar PV plant?<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a7c8aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a7c8aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d96072\" data-id=\"8d96072\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518d9ea elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"518d9ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.otthydromet.com\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Talk to our Experts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dirty PV modules generate less energy than clean ones. 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