British research team won "angel investment"! Used in the manufacture of anti-fouling coatings for solar modules

　　Recently, researchers in the United Kingdom received a financing to develop and test a scalable anti-fouling coating for solar modules that can reduce the frequency of cleaning cycles while increasing power output.

　　(A solar test facility of the Qatar Institute of Environment and Energy)

　　After obtaining funding for three years of research, a team at Loughborough University will work to create a wear-resistant inorganic coating that uses a chemical process compatible with glass manufacturing that can be used for large-scale industrial applications.

　　With funding from the Engineering and Physical Science Research Committee, the team will cooperate with University College London (UCL) to develop this 1.2 million pounds (1.6 million US dollars) project. The project will also receive aerial solar energy inspection company Above Surveying, glass manufacturing NSG Group and Solar Farm Cleaning, a component cleaning company.

　　The team will make the coating through a process called chemical vapor deposition. Professor Ivan Parkin, Dean of UCL School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, said, “This is part of a'cradle to grave' study. We synthesize starting materials, deposit the materials into thin films, and then test the functional properties. A successful coating It can greatly increase the service life of solar cell modules."

　　According to Loughborough University, polymer hydrophobic (water-repellent) antifouling coatings have proven to be effective in principle, but they are not durable enough to withstand all-weather environmental stress or wear and tear caused by regular cleaning.

　　In the UK, pollution will cause a drop in power generation by more than 5%. In arid regions, such as India and parts of the Middle East, pollution is a more serious problem.

　　Project leader Michael Walls, Professor of Photovoltaics in Power Systems at Loughborough University, said that this research has the potential to "alleviate one of the most serious problems in solar facilities" and "We plan to produce an effective, durable, and low-cost antifouling coating."

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