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Cleaning, engineered with data.

Sensors tell us when. Our platform tells us how. Robots, chemistry and water treatment do the work, and our crews prove the result. This is the technology behind every RenewClean programme.

Optimisation platform

The schedule writes itself. Then it keeps improving.

Our platform brings soiling data, weather, rainfall, your tariff and the cost of each clean into one model. It sets a clean trigger for every block, schedules the crew and equipment, and reports what each clean recovered.

  • Soiling ratio per block, every day
  • Clean triggers based on cost versus lost yield
  • Method, product and water chosen per clean
  • Monthly report: energy recovered, water used, rows cleaned, defects found
SOILINGSCHEDULECREWSWATER
Soiling loss3.1%▼ 2.4
Energy recovered418MWh
Water per clean1.4kL/MWp
Soiling ratio · 60 daysBlock B4
CLEAN TRIGGERCLEANCLEAN
Plant map · soiling by string56 strings
CleanBuildingClean next
Next cleansAuto-scheduled
Soiling sensing

Measure the loss. Don’t guess it.

Before we set a schedule, we install sensing that measures what dirt is actually costing your plant.

Optical soiling sensor installed on a solar module row
Optical soiling sensor on a pilot site

Optical soiling sensors

Mounted in the array, they measure the light lost to dirt on the glass without needing a clean reference module.

Reference cells and strings

A clean cell or string next to a soiled one shows the difference in output, the most direct measure of soiling loss.

Weather and rain data

Rain, wind and dust events are overlaid so the model knows when nature has done some of the cleaning for you.

Robotics & equipment

The right machine for every row.

There is no single best way to clean a plant. We choose the method per block, based on row length, tilt, access, water and how much needs cleaning each day.

Autonomous

Cleaning robots

Rail or row-travelling robots for frequent, low-water or waterless cleaning on dry sites with long rows.

Mechanised

Tractor-mounted brushes

Cover large ground-mount plants fast, with controlled brush pressure and water use.

Semi-automatic

Rotary brush systems

Water-fed rotary heads on poles for rooftops, carports and tight rows, run by trained crews.

Drone view of a technician inspecting solar rows
Drone inspection

Eyes over every block.

Drone surveys show soiling patterns across the whole plant: dust drifting off a road, a cement plant upwind, birds roosting on one block. After a clean, we fly again to prove the result.

  • Before and after aerial imagery
  • Soiling hot spots mapped to blocks and strings
  • Damaged modules and hot spots flagged for O&M
Engineering

Engineers behind every clean.

A cleaning programme is an engineering document. Ours protect your modules, your warranty and your people.

Soiling studies

Soiling rate, contaminant type and energy loss, per block, with a payback for each option.

Warranty-safe methods

Methods and products checked against module makers’ cleaning guidelines before we start.

Method statements

Step-by-step procedures, risk assessments and quality checklists for site sign-off.

Continuous improvement

Every clean feeds the model, so the next one is better timed and costs less.

Specialist partners

Chemistry, water and equipment from specialists.

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Start with data

Find out what soiling is really costing you.

We’ll install sensing, survey the plant and show you the numbers, before you commit to a programme.