Chile is one of the world's leading countries in solar energy in relation to the size of its electrical system. In recent years, billions of dollars have been invested in solar farms. Today, 18% of installed electricity generation capacity is solar , and this generation technology dominates among new projects under development and study. One of the key factors for the efficiency of solar plants is the cleanliness of the modules that receive the sun's rays. This is particularly important in northern Chile, a region that accounts for the bulk of solar projects and where the arid, desert environment contributes to the accumulation of dust on the panels. In addition, the critical water shortage in this area of the country adds an additional dose of stress to the challenges of cleaning.

These types of problems are what trigger innovation. Thus, the company Eccopia has developed a robot that autonomously cleans the panels using microfiber and without using water. The robot runs on stored solar energy and works at night. This has two advantages: it does so when the panels are not capturing solar energy and prevents accumulated dust from sticking to the panels with moisture condensed by low temperatures. Eccopia has installed this solution in more than 30 solar facilities around the world, including the Andes Solar project in Chile.

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