The US Department of Energy (DOE) and Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy initiative, will collaborate to test the performance of specially coated solar photovoltaic modules designed to avoid the moisture and cementation problems currently faced by PV module producers worldwide and prevent dry dust adhesion.
Developed by the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) — the federal laboratory dedicated to the research, development, commercialisation and deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies — the coatings have been selected for testing following exchanges of scientific and technical information with Masdar, including soil sample collection and site visits to Abu Dhabi. The cooperation is a direct result of an agreement signed by the DOE and Masdar last April to promote collaboration on clean and sustainable energy technologies.
The announcement about this latest collaboration was made at the solar test field of the specially coated photovoltaic modules located within Masdar City, which serves as a cleantech cluster and test-bed of renewable energy and sustainable technologies.
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