Google- US-based startup Sol Clarity is developing an electrodynamic screen (EDS) system to clean solar panels using minimal electricity and no water.
- The EDS system charges dust particles with static electricity and uses electromagnetic waves to remove them from panels.
- Sol Clarity is testing the technology on a community solar project in the northeastern US, with future implementations planned in Chile and California.
- Another company, CleanFizz, has shown its EDS technology can remove over 95% of soiling losses and is seeking $50 million to build a 300 MW manufacturing facility in Switzerland.
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