Manual cleaning in solar parks or rooftop installations is often not feasible, due to its scale, so you will need to use some help. A big share of solar assets owners or maintenance teams use robots to optimize the cleaning of photovoltaic solar panels.
It is the most versatile cleaning method regarding the scale of the installations and its use is raising as fast as the Solar Industry.
Each robot has its advantages and limitations, so you need to make sure that you choose the right robot for your needs. Before buying, do your research and talk with others that already use them. Most solar cleaning companies are really approachable and will share with you their experience.
Based on our experience and of our partners, you can check our top 5 recommendations (in no particular order) for PV solar panel cleaning robots. Let’s check what their manufacturers say about them.
The F1 by SolarCleano is a remote-controlled solar panel cleaning robot with a high cleaning capacity.
The SolarCleano F1 has been designed to meet all your needs in cleaning all types of installations. Suitable for wet and dry cleaning on any type of solar installations. The robot can be dismounted into 4 parts for easy transportation. Highly mobile, it can be easily carried and operated by one person. The assembly and disassembly of robot can be completed within 3 minutes. The robot is battery operated and controlled from the ground.
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Designed to clean PV panels on roof tops and solar farms, which are difficult to access, the GEKKO Solar by Serbot it is a compact and versatile robot that can easily be moved from one place to the other. Therefore, it's best suited for cleaning companies, offering their service to PV plant owners.
The GEKKO Solar cleans rigorously by rotating brushes, executing a constant pressure on the panels and the use of demineralized water. Is typically used together with a mobile work platform: from here, the operator can lift the robot comfortably to the roof and control it by radio using a joystick.
GEKKO Solar is also suited for small solar farms with narrow panels. In this case, a support wagon supplying water, electrical power and pressurized air ensures an independent operation.
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The 4-in-1 cleaning system. A cross-product modular system and individual extensions. Different sized robot manages different levels of inclination.
The most important parts of the Sunbotics series are the motorized quick coupling System and the intelligent carrier arms. Every Sunbotics product is based on these two features. When purchasing a Sunbotics machine, most of the other products are always included and your product will be expanded in just a few simple steps. Easy to handle you can carry your equipment comfortably onto the roof – without the need for a lifting platform. Disassemble your equipment conveniently and quickly on the ground and reassemble the individual parts on the roof. Sunbotics carrier arms have a high strength aluminium core, having a lower overall weight.
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