Chile is one of the leading countries in the world in solar energy with respect to the size of its electricity system.. In recent years, billions of dollars have been invested in solar farms. Today, 18% of the installed electricity generation capacity is solar, and this generation technology is the dominant and this generation technology dominates among new projects under development and study. One of the key factors for the efficiency of solar power plants is the cleanliness of the modules that receive the sun's rays.. This is particularly important in the northern ChileThe arid, desert-like environment helps to cover the panels with dust. In addition, the critical water shortage in this area of the country adds an additional dose of stress to the cleanup challenges.

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

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