Conventional fossil fuel‐based power generation is one of the main contributors to global
environmental pollutions. The rapid depletion of fossil fuel reserves as well as their adverse …

This review provides a comprehensive, detailed description and contextualization of soiling
research evolution in the solar energy field throughout time. The analysis consists of past …

Soiling consists of the deposition of contaminants onto photovoltaic (PV) modules or mirrors
and tubes of concentrated solar power systems (CSPs). It often results in a drastic reduction …

The power sector has been facing the problems of the continuous increase in demand and
lack of sufficient generation of electric energy using fossil fuels. The environmental problems …

The purpose of this review survey is to provide a literature compilation, updating materials
reported in several review papers on solar-device soiling and mitigation approaches …

The main purposes of this study are: i) evaluating magnitude of error in predicting soiling
power loss of photovoltaic (PV) modules based on the measurement of short-circuit current; …

The maximisation of the efficiency of the photovoltaic system is crucial in order to increase
the competitiveness of this technology. Unfortunately, several environmental factors in …

On the one hand, one of the main obstacles to the photovoltaic (PV) power production is the
presence of dust in the atmosphere, which prevents sunlight from reaching the surface of PV …

Photovoltaic systems (PV) have been extensively used worldwide as a reliable and effective
renewable energy resource due to their environmental and economic merits. However, PV …

Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is considered one of the most promising clean energy
technologies. Dust accumulation on the surface of photovoltaic modules is one of the …